Which statement is NOT true about Social Security? a) Payroll taxes for Social Security are a percentage of income, with no income limit. b) Social Security benefits people with longer life spans. c) The minimum age to begin collecting benefits is 62. d) It is funded by a payroll tax that is paid by both employees and employers. Suppose banks hold 20% of money in reserves. What is the money multiplier? a) 5 b) 50 c) 20 d) 10
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Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning. Because social security is an entitlement program and is funded by mandatory government spending, I know it will be there when I retire in 40 years. Choose the correct answer below. A. This makes sense because all of the Social Security taxes collected are put into a trust fund that goes out to future retirees. B. This does not make sense because the gross debt is constantly increasing each year. Eventually the government may not have the resources to repay the Treasury bills, plus interest, in the Social Security trust fund. C. This does not make sense because Social Security is not funded by mandatory government spending. It is a discretionary project. D. This makes sense because the Treasury bills in the Social Security trust fund represent a publicly held debt, which is money that the government must repay to individuals and institutions that bought Treasury issues.
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