Identify and describe the two changes proposed to alleviate the financial problems of Social Security.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can identify changes such as the following, among others: remove the financing of Medicare from the payroll tax and finance it through general revenues (this would leave Social Security with more money); change the COLA adjustment and timing; make the program truly comprehensive, including all workers (state and local government employees can still opt out); convert the entire basis of Social Security financing from payroll contributions to general revenue, either through the income tax or through a value-added tax.
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The Texas Department of Agriculture is responsible for
A) administration of all agricultural purchase agreements. B) administration of the Texas food bank program. C) enforcement of laws for consumer and labor protection, as well as the other laws related to the agribusiness industry. D) coordination of pesticide management policies and programs for the Department of Agriculture and several other state agencies.
How do the rational basis and the intermediate standard of review differ?
a. The rational basis standard requires an important governmental objective for classification; the intermediate standard requires the classification to be necessary. b. The rational basis standard applies only to racial classifications; the intermediate standard applies to gender and sexual orientation classifications. c. Those who dislike a law will have an easier time getting it overturned if the Supreme Court applies the intermediate standard instead of the rational basis test.-- d. It is easier for the government to demonstrate that there is a rational basis for a law than to meet the requirements of the intermediate standard.
There are ________ federal district courts.
A) 53 B) 12 C) 9 D) 91 E) 50
__________theory explains income variations in a free market economy as a result of differences in productivity
a) Marxist b) Social Development c) Human Capital d) Macro systems