(I) Current Social Security retirees typically receive real benefits that are equal to three or four times the amount of their contributions into the system. (II) Current young workers can expect to receive real benefits less than their contributions into the system.
A) I is true; II is false.
B) I is false; II is true.
C) Both I and II are false.
D) Both I and II are true.

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Current retirees often receive more in benefits than they contributed due to the pay-as-you-go nature of Social Security, while younger workers are projected to receive less due to demographic and financial pressures on the system.

(I) Current Social Security Retirees Typically Receive Real Benefits That