Multiple Choice
Social insurance programs are plans in which
A) individuals contribute to an insurance trust fund through a payroll tax on their earnings.
B) programs are administered exclusively at one level of government (federal or state) .
C) benefits are distributed on the basis of need to people with incomes low enough to qualify.
D) contracts are awarded to small businesses with adequate resources to administer the program.
E) only the unemployed may apply.
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