Richard Nixon's legislation guaranteeing that Social Security raises would be indexed to guarantee against inflation
A. enabled the Republican party to gain ownership of the Social Security issue over the Democrats.
B. was economically supported by an increase in Social Security taxes.
C. actually contributed to increased inflation in the 1970s.
D. was an exception to Nixon's general hostility to Social Security.
E. was rejected by Congress as too expensive for the U.S. government to afford.
Answer: C
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