The major issue in the generational equity debate is that there is more spending by the government for the elderly than for the youth. An international study on trends in spending on children and the elderly in Western nations found that:
A. higher spending for the elderly was associated with lower spending for children.
B. high spending for the elderly was not associated with low spending on children.
C. there is no relationship between spending for the elderly and spending for children.
D. there is equal spending for the elderly and children.
Answer: B
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