The Revamping of the Social Security Programs in the Mid-1980s

question 12

Multiple Choice

The revamping of the Social Security programs in the mid-1980s required

• A) raising Social Security taxes.
• B) cutting Social Security benefits.
• C) extending the retirement age.
• D) All of the above.
• E) None of the above.

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