What is the long-term concern regarding the Social Security Trust Fund?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
The long-term concern is the solvency of the trust. Solvency is a problem, focusing on more retirees living longer and a smaller number of workers contributing to the trust through payroll taxes.
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Which statement applies to libertarians?
a. They have been the most vocal opponents of the Tea Party since it began. b. They believe that government can be a positive element to protect common citizens again exploitation by elites. c. They support individual liberty in the economic, personal, and social realms. d. They have lost considerable strength in Texas in recent years.
While presidents for many years have held press conferences and answered reporters' questions, it was President Eisenhower who changed the format. How did Eisenhower hold his press conferences?
A) Eisenhower invited reporters to the White House for the first time. B) Eisenhower allowed a press pool that included any reporter of a major newspaper who wished to attend. C) Eisenhower was the first president to use the radio as a medium to reach Americans. D) Eisenhower was the first to hold regular news conferences that were open to all types of news organizations. E) Eisenhower was televised, but the questioning was very rigid and the answers had to be preapproved.
Which of the following is a delegated power of the federal government?
a. policing citizens b. coining money c. creating banks d. levying taxes
What is a means-tested program?
a. a program that extends benefits based on your age at retirement b. a program that provides benefits based on demonstrated need c. a program that extends benefits mostly to those who passed a skills-based test d. a program that provides benefits based on lifetime contributions