Why Is the Retirement of the Baby-Boom Generation Considered a Problem

question 93

Multiple Choice

Why is the retirement of the baby-boom generation considered a problem for the future of Social Security?

• A) Retirees vote less often than younger voters and the baby boomers have been big supporters of Social Security.
• B) More retirees mean more people on Medicare, which shares a funding pool with Social Security.
• C) Retirees tend to cluster in certain states, which means that the states they are moving from will lose the benefits of their Social Security payments.
• D) Social Security functions best when there are fewer workers and more retirees, thus increasing support for the program.
• E) Retiring baby boomers will reduce the number of workers per retiree and strain the financial resources of the program.

---

Definitions:

Facilitation and Support

The process of making tasks easier and providing assistance to achieve goals.

OD Process

Organizational Development Process refers to the planned, systematic efforts to improve the effectiveness of an organization through change in policies, power, leadership, control, or job redesign.

Diagnosis, Intervention, Follow-Up

A systematic approach in organizational development involving the identification of issues, implementation of solutions, and evaluation of outcomes over time.

Seafloor Spreading

The process where new ocean floor is created at mid-ocean ridges and moves away caused by the divergence of tectonic plates.