Understanding Social Security: Past, Present, and Future

What significant milestone did Social Security recently achieve?

• It was abolished.

• It was merged with Medicare.

• It turned 90 years old.

• It was privatized.

What is the main concern regarding the Social Security trust fund?

• It is only available to government employees.

• It could be depleted by the mid-2030s.

• It is growing too rapidly.

• It is being used for military funding.

What role did Frank Besignano play in the Social Security Administration?

• He led efforts to improve service and technology.

• He was a spokesperson for the opposition.

• He was a critic of the system.

• He proposed the elimination of Social Security.

What was one of the key changes announced by Trump regarding Social Security taxes?

• Eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits.

• Introducing a new tax for young workers.

• Reducing taxes for government employees only.

• Increasing taxes on all benefits.

What is a potential downside of eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits?

• It would increase the retirement age.

• It would reduce benefits for all seniors.

• It might accelerate the depletion of the trust fund.

• It could lead to increased fraud.

How does Trump propose to support Social Security through his economic vision?

• By cutting all benefits.

• By using tariff revenues and a stronger economy.

• By privatizing the entire system.

• By reducing the retirement age.

What is a common public opinion about Social Security?

• Most Americans want to abolish it.

• Most Americans want to keep it strong.

• Most Americans want it merged with Medicare.

• Most Americans are indifferent to it.

What is one proposed solution to keep Social Security solvent?

• Reducing the retirement age.

• Raising the income cap on high earners.

• Eliminating all benefits.

• Merging it with the military budget.

What contradiction exists in Trump's approach to Social Security?

• He wants to merge it with Medicare and Medicaid.

• He wants to increase and decrease benefits simultaneously.

• He wants to privatize and nationalize it.

• He wants to both protect and sunset it.

What is the main focus of the debate on Social Security's future?

• Whether to limit it to government employees.

• How to merge it with other programs.

• How to keep it solvent and fair.

• Whether to abolish it entirely.