Indexing Social Security Payments

question 41

Multiple Choice

Indexing Social Security payments:

• A) no longer requires a concerted effort on the part of Congress to maintain their real value.
• B) still requires a concerted effort on the part of Congress to vote the amount of increase.
• C) no longer requires a concerted effort on the part of Congress to maintain their nominal value.
• D) still requires a concerted effort on the part of Congress to convert them to their nominal amounts.

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