Programs Like Social Security Are Referred to as "Entitlement Programs

question 90

Multiple Choice

Programs like Social Security are referred to as "entitlement programs" because:

• A) people who receive benefits under the programs have repeatedly acted like they are owed monies by the government.
• B) the people who use the term think Social Security beneficiaries are fully deserving of them.
• C) they guarantee-that is, entitle-benefits to certain groups of people, based on categories established by federal law.
• D) people often sue to receive them, showing that they feel entitled to the monies.

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