Social Security: What's in It for Younger People?    1. Most
people think of seniors when they think of Social Security.
Which of these younger people may be eligible for Social
Security?     Disabled workers     Dependents of disabled
workers     Children and some grandchildren of deceased workers
All of the above    2. Many young people don't realize that
Social Security is a life insurance policy. Take a 30-year-old
couple working at average wages, who have two small children.
What is the approximate value of the life insurance they would
they have to purchase in order to get the protection that Social
Security gives them?    3. What is the approximate value of
Social Security disability insurance for that same couple and
their children?    4. What was the average, annual Social
Security benefit paid last year to a family with a widowed
mother or father and two or more children?    5. Do workers have
to pass a medical examination in order to be covered by Social
Security?    6. These disability and sur