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Aging and The Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 2/e
Jill Quadagno, Florida State University
Old Age and the Welfare State
True or False
1
The basic purpose of social assistance programs is to provide economic security over the life course and to prevent people from falling into destitution.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
Payroll taxes are considered to be regressive taxes.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
The United States had no national security welfare programs until Franklin D. Roosevelt became president.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
The term replacement rate refers to the practice of replacing elderly persons in the labor force with younger persons.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
SSI penalizes elderly women who are more likely than men to move in with relatives because of limited income, failing health, or both.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
Medicare was established three years before Congress established Medicaid.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
The main source of public funding for long-term care is Medicare.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
The United States spends far more on social programs than its European counterparts.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
9
Benefit levels are determined by age at retirement.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
10
Social Security provides more than 75 percent of the income of older people.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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