During the 1990s, support for aged-based social programs continued to erode, with some members of Congress and the Social Security Advisory Council
a. advocating an end to Medicare by combining it with Social Security.
b. arguing that Social Security should be eliminated.
c. arguing that social programs should never be needs-based.
d. advocating for private savings accounts as an alternative to Social Security.
Answer: d
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