The Social Security Program Faces a Serious Financing Problem Over

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Social Security program faces a serious financing problem over the next 75 years because it has promised benefits:

• A) that exceed what it expects to collect in taxes by over $10 trillion.
• B) equal to what it expects to collect in taxes.
• C) that fall short of what it expects to collect in taxes by over $10 billion.
• D) that exceed what it is allowed to collect in taxes since the tax rate cannot be changed.

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