Question

Social Security benefits are increased each year in proportion to the increase in the CPI, even though most economists believe that the CPI overstates actual inflation. True or False: If the elderly consume the same market basket as other people, then Social Security would provide a decrease in their standard of living. True False Healthcare costs have risen faster than overall inflation. True or False: If the elderly consume a market basket that includes more healthcare than other people, then Social Security necessarily provides an increase in their standard of living. True False

Answer 1

Answer:

1. False

2. False

Explanation:

1. Let's say social security increases as CPI goes up and in the same rate, then the elderly would be better off. in this case here there's is an overstatement of the cost of living. less expensive goods would be substituted for goods in consumer basket as prices rise. so this statement is false

2. this is false because since the healthcare inflation has gone up than what actual inflation was then we would have the adjusted security behind the actual increase in social security that is needed.