Why Can't Social Security Rely on a Strict Pay-As-You-Go Financial

question 56

Multiple Choice

Why can't Social Security rely on a strict pay-as-you-go financial structure?

• A)The current generation of workers is too small to support future retirees
• B)A pay-as-you-go financial structure is inherently unstable
• C)The current generation of retirees will bankrupt the system before the "baby boom" retires
• D)Inflation erodes the value of contributions that must be saved to pay future retirees
• E)None of the above

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