A reason why SSI (Supplemental Security Income) doesn't adequately protect the poorest elderly is that:
A. payments are eliminated if a recipient lives with a relative.
B. many older people are unwilling to endure the humiliating scrutiny of a means test.
C. people spend the money too quickly when they get it.
D. the program is set up so that the payments only come once a year.
Answer: B
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