Social Security Began as a "Pay-As-You-Go" System,meaning That Payments to Current

question 211

Multiple Choice

Social Security began as a "pay-as-you-go" system,meaning that payments to current retirees were paid

• A)from taxes collected from current workers.
• B)from taxes collected from retired workers.
• C)as long as the government had funds available.
• D)as the government collected revenues from tariffs and excise taxes in the years Social Security payments were made.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's fight-or-flight response during stressful situations.

Stress Response

The body's way of reacting to a challenge or demand, often characterized by physical, mental, and emotional changes.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

One of the two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system, responsible for conserving energy and promoting the "rest and digest" response in the body.

Hypothalamus

A brain structure that helps maintain various bodily functions, including eating and hunger.