The Surplus in the Social Security Retirement System Is Currently

question 128

Multiple Choice

The surplus in the Social Security retirement system is currently held in the form of

• A) U.S. Treasury bonds.
• B) gold.
• C) U.S. corporate stock.
• D) cash reserves in major U.S. banks.

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