What Is the Primary Cause of Budgetary Issues for the Social

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of budgetary issues for the Social Security program?

A) The federal government has reduced the Social Security tax rate over time.
B) Funding for Social Security has been regularly diverted to other massive spending projects.
C) Medicare shares the same budget appropriation,and rising medical costs have compromised the financial health of Social Security.
D) The ratio of workers to retirees has declined sharply since the inception of the program.
E) The federal government has a debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio that far exceeds the projections made in 1935.