Why might retired people support economic liberal programs like Social Security and Medicare despite calling themselves conservative?

A) Americans are not particularly clear about what they mean by "liberal" or "conservative."
B) Americans do not particularly care about labels like "liberal" or "conservative."
C) Retired people tend to have quite unpredictable political positions.
D) Social Security and Medicare were once considered conservative economic programs.

A

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