The Social Security system is
A) funded solely by employees' contributions through wages.
B) protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
C) a pay-as-you-go system where those currently working support those who are retired.
D) funded by a progressive tax on income.
E) essentially, a private pension fund.
C
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a. due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy b. due to public pressure to rationalize the federal bureaucracy c. due to a Supreme Court decision ruling the spoils system unconstitutional d. due to the diversification of federal bureaucracy following the Civil War