Before Social Security and Medicare Were Initiated, the Elderly Were

question 26

True/False

Before Social Security and Medicare were initiated, the elderly were disproportionately poor.

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Placebo

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The influence exerted by society on an individual to encourage conformity to social norms and expectations.

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