The Average Monthly Social Security Benefit Has Doubled in Purchasing

question 8

True/False

The average monthly Social Security benefit has doubled in purchasing power since 1960, even taking into account inflation.

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Definitions:

Transcriptional

Relating to transcription, focusing specifically on the process and regulation of the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template, leading up to gene expression.

Posttranscriptional

Refers to the modifications and processes that RNA molecules undergo after transcription but before translation, such as splicing, editing, and transport.

Translational

Pertaining to the process of translating mRNA sequences into amino acid chains to form proteins.

Posttranslational

Referring to the modifications that occur to proteins after they have been synthesized by ribosomes, affecting their function and activity.