Question

Which of the following is not a reason why a high dependency rate leads to low levels of social welfare?

Answer 1

NOT a reason why a high dependency rate leads to low levels of social welfare (from a list in a common question of this type): Resources are disproportionately spent on the oldest members of society.

Spending resources on the oldest members of society would, in fact, be a demonstration of social welfare in action. It is also the case that those in dependency are not just the oldest members of society, but especially also children. If there are high percentages of children compared to those of wage-earning age, the amount of resources available to spend on social welfare programs will be affected by that.

Answer 2

Hi. It looks like there are missing details in your item such as the choices of the question. Don't worry, I've checked your question and researcher further. Here's my answer which is letter A. Resources are disproportionately spent on the old members of the society. The other choices are the reasons: dependents contribute little to the economy, dependent contribute little to the tax base, and the average age of the population is too low to support economic and social growth.