Social Security
The President who expanded Social Security benefits by 20%, and established cost of living adjustments.
Who is Nixon?
Program that delivers meals and provides social contact for older adults, people with disabilities, and high-risk vulnerable elders.
What is Meals on Wheels?
A supporter of age-based programs would argue this.
What is: they set a floor of protection, keep seniors out of poverty, are less stigmatizing, are efficient, or seniors are worthy of support?
The year in which the Social Security Act was established.
What is 1935?
A universal program focused on restoring needs; provides social services to every age group and has a means test and income eligibility criteria. Started as Title XX.
What is Social Services Block Grants?
A person against age-based programs would argue this.
What is: Seniors don't automatically need help at age 65, Social Security is running short on cash, economic status and functional ability should be considered, or younger people need the money?
What is $1350 per month?
Act that is relevant for all age groups dealing with a disability.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Framework in which one generation is viewed as benefitting at the expense of another.
What is the intergenerational inequity framework?
The majority of the income for Social Security comes from this tax.
What is the Payroll Tax?
Name of a government website that provides information on federally funded services for older adults.
What is Aging.gov?
Framework that views generations as helping one another, with resources flowing up and down, as in multigenerational households.
What is the Interdependence of Generations Framework?
Presidents who supported privatizing Social Security.
Who are Bush and Trump?
The year the Older Americans Act was funded.
What is 1965?
Advocacy group that works to reframe policy issues around common goals, such as the fact that children also benefit from Social Security, not just Seniors.
What is Generations United?