The Money Used to Provide Social Security Payments to Retirees

question 8

Multiple Choice

The money used to provide Social Security payments to retirees comes from

• A) the income tax.
• B) the contributions made by the elderly during their working lives.
• C) Social Security taxes paid by current workers.
• D) contributions made by retirees' former employers.
• E) the federal government's investment of social security contributions in the stock market.

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