When Social Security checks were first issued the nominal amount:

A. regularly increased by 5 % every 3 months.
B. regularly increased by 10 % every 3 years.
C. stayed 3% above the poverty level for all recipients.
D. stayed the same for the life of the payments.


Answer: D

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