The CBO Forecasts That the Number of Workers Per Retiree

question 63

Multiple Choice

The CBO forecasts that the number of workers per retiree in the Social Security program will ________ from ________ to ________ in the coming decades.

• A) fall; 7; 2
• B) stay about the same; 3; 3
• C) rise; 4; 12
• D) fall; 3.3; 2
• E) rise; 2; 3.1

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