Identify and describe the two changes proposed to alleviate the financial problems of Social Security.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can identify changes such as the following, among others: remove the financing of Medicare from the payroll tax and finance it through general revenues (this would leave Social Security with more money); change the COLA adjustment and timing; make the program truly comprehensive, including all workers (state and local government employees can still opt out); convert the entire basis of Social Security financing from payroll contributions to general revenue, either through the income tax or through a value-added tax.
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A) that the subject (participant) is too immature. B) that the subject quits the experiment before it is completed. C) that a biological or emotional process within the participants that is not part of the independent variable induces a change in the dependent variable. D) that the experiment is ripe.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false