Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true?

1. It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.

2. It provided old-age pensions.

3. It was, according to Roosevelt, the “supreme achievement” of the New Deal.

4. It committed the national government to a broad range of welfare activities.

5. It was a regressive tax that pinched the poor more than the rich.

I would say 5

3 answers

I disagree.

It is definitely 1 I just read up on it.

Right!