As More and More of the Baby-Boom Generation Reach Retirement

question 165

Multiple Choice

As more and more of the baby-boom generation reach retirement age and draw on Social Security and Medicare,

• A) the Social Security Trust Fund will switch from running a deficit to a surplus.
• B) unfunded promises included in the federal budget will decrease.
• C) expenditures on these programs will increase the size of the federal debt.
• D) the federal debt as a share of GDP will decrease.

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