The Social Security Trust Fund, the Special Government Account from Which

question 9

Multiple Choice

The Social Security Trust Fund, the special government account from which Social Security payments are made, is projected to experience a shortfall in the future because

• A)there will be fewer young workers paying into the system relative to the number of retirees receiving Social Security benefits.
• B)the size of the benefits given to retirees is legally required to double every 15 years.
• C)Congress passed a tax reform law in 2017 that eliminated the revenue used to fund retirement benefits.
• D)the federal government is replacing Social Security with a new retirement system based on private 401k accounts.

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