Which of the Following Statements About the Social Security Act

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true?

• A) It was, according to Roosevelt, the "supreme achievement" of the New Deal.
• B) It committed the national government to a broad range of welfare activities.
• C) It provided old-age pensions.
• D) It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.
• E) It was a regressive tax that pinched the poor more than the rich.

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