After completing the lecture and reading assignments, write a 500-word response to the following questions. Do not use the question in your response.

• Under what conditions will the growth of tax revenues to pay Social Security Benefits equal the rate of growth of labor earnings in the economy? Do Social Security pensions redistribute income from single workers to married workers with dependent spouses and from high-income workers to low-income workers and, if so, should this be done from a Christian worldview?