The concept of a "lockbox" was a strategy created to hold surplus funds of the government's budget in a safe place so these funds could be used to guarantee which of the following programs for years to come: Question 14 options: a) free college tuition programs for any student wanting to attend college. b) job training programs to guarantee acquisition of jobs for those in the lower class. c) the Social Security and the Medicare programs. d) monetary fund programs to guarantee Section 8 & other housing programs