One Trait of the More Developed and Industrialized First World

question 9

Multiple Choice

One trait of the more developed and industrialized first world countries of the world is that

• A)they have more younger children to care for.
• B)they have increasingly more elderly people to care for.
• C)they have about equal numbers of elderly and young to care for.
• D)they have nearly the same kinds of population structure as poorer third world countries.

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Direct Costs

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Marginal Tax Rate

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Amortizing

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