Demographic Conditions

question 492

Multiple Choice

Demographic conditions

• A) were much less favorable for the Social Security system in 1950 than is currently the case.
• B) are currently unfavorable because the number of retirees is growing rapidly as the result of the high birth rate in the United States during 1930-1945.
• C) will be less favorable for the Social Security system once the baby boom generation begins to retire around 2011.
• D) don't affect the financial status of the Social Security system because it is based on the same principles as private insurance programs.

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