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Some Proponents of Entitlement-Program Reform Suggest Indexing Social Security Benefits

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Some proponents of entitlement-program reform suggest indexing Social Security benefits to the consumer price index (CPI)


A) because beneficiary payments are currently growing slower than cost of living increases.
B) rather than to the producer price index,because CPI historically grows at a faster rate,which would mean benefit payments would grow at a faster rate.
C) rather than to the producer price index,because CPI historically grows at a slower rate,which would mean benefit payments would grow at a slower rate.
D) rather than to the average wage index,because CPI historically grows at a slower rate,which would mean benefit payments would grow at a slower rate.
E) rather than to the average wage index,because CPI historically grows at a faster rate,which would mean benefit payments would grow at a faster rate.

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