The Pay-As-You-Go System for the Social Security System Entails

question 42

Multiple Choice

The pay-as-you-go system for the Social Security System entails.________.

• A)a transfer of payments from those currently working to retirees
• B)taxing the import and export of goods and services into an out of the United States
• C)a number of current retirees that exceeds the number of employed individuals
• D)issuing additional government debt in the event of budget surplus

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