Which of the following typifies the type of question Congress would debate in 1935?

A. Should the nation have a Social Security system at all?
B. Should Social Security be kept solvent by raising taxes?
C. Should Social Security be kept solvent by cutting benefits?
D. Should people be allowed to invest some part of their Social Security payments in the stock market?
E. All of these are correct.


Answer: A

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