A new presidential administration takes office, after having made campaign promises to support entitlement programs. One suggestion the new president is most likely to make in the budget proposal is to:

A.) increase military spending.

B.) raise income taxes on all people in the US.

C.) increase spending on Social Security

D.) lower corporate taxes.

Answer: C.) increase spending on Social Security

Social Security is an "entitlement program" because it is based on the idea that all citizens are entitled to a livable income and the support of society in their old age.

The first "social security" sort of program implemented in Western society was created in Germany in the 1800s, under Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. In seeking to correct some of the problems that led to the Depression in the United States, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented "New Deal" programs, including the Social Security Act, signed into law in 1935.

By definition, an "entitlement program" is a government program that provides benefits to individuals to which they have a legal right (thus are "entitled") because of a law that authorizes the program and sets qualifications for recipients.

One suggestion the new president is most likely to make in the budget proposal is to increase spending on Social Security because the new president made campaign promises to support entitlement programs. Retired Americans could benefit from bigger social security payments.