One Proposal Is to Index Social Security Payments

question 84

Multiple Choice

One proposal is to index social security payments

• A) to the CPI minus half a percentage point to correct for the CPI's overstatement of inflation.
• B) to the CPI plus half a percentage point to correct for the CPI's overstatement of inflation.
• C) to the CPI minus half a percentage point to correct for the CPI's understatement of inflation.
• D) to the average tax rate that social security recipients face.
• E) to the average increase in the CPI over the last five years.

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