Question

The major issue in the generational equity debate is that there is more spending by the government for the elderly than for the youth. An international study on trends in spending on children and the elderly in Western nations found that:

Answer 1

Answer:

The major issue in the generational equity debate is that there is more spending by the government for the elderly than for the youth. An international study on trends in spending on children and the elderly in Western nations found______________.

A. higher spending for the elderly was associated with lower spending for children.

B. there is no relationship between spending for the elderly and spending for children.

C. high spending for the elderly was not associated with low spending on children.

D. There is equal spending for the elderly and children.

Explanation:

A study comparing the financial situations of the elderly and children  in the United States with those in similar countries showed that American children are worse off financially and have a higher rate of poverty. The study also found that although the elderly were better off in the US than in other compared countries, this was not responsible for the higher rate of poverty in children. There was no data to support this claim.