Currently, Social Security policies penalize women who take more time out of the workforce to care for children. Which of the following is a suggested reform to Social Security?
A) Provide homemakers with homemaker credits based on an estimated income for their household work.
B) Set a standard increase in Social Security benefits for older women who took time out from their careers to care for a family.
C) Allow husbands to pay into their wives' pension plan for the duration of any dropout period.
D) Increase the dropout allowance from five years to an indefinite period, so long as the homemaker cares for a child under ten.
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