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Peer reviewedPepper, Claude – American Psychologist, 1983
Attempts to cut government costs have unfairly focused on social security, disregarding its importance to older Americans. The program also has been perceived erroneously as being on the verge of bankruptcy. Both Congress and the nation, however, must seek solutions to the cash-flow difficulties of the system. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Programs, Finance Reform, Financial Problems
