Which federal budget category's portion of total government outlays has decreased since 1960?

a.Social Security

b.defense

c.Medicaid

d.Medicare

e.food stamps

Budget deficits tend to:

a.increase during wars

b.increase during expansions.

c.increase over time.

d.decrease over time.

e.decrease during recessions.

When Social Security was first instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, the payroll tax rate on wages used to fund the program was:

a.3%.

b.5%.

c.2%.

d.1%.

e.4%