What Is the Most Common Explanation for Payments to Senior

question 52

Multiple Choice

What is the most common explanation for payments to senior citizens accounting for a larger share of federal government expenditures

• A)increases in life expectancy
• B)people becoming eligible for Old Age Security benefits at an earlier age
• C)increases in birth rates among teenagers and the poor
• D)falling payroll tax receipts

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