41.   If a policy lapses, the insurance company wins because it has earned premiums without paying benefits.

42.   If it were invested in German bonds the trust fund could indeed be used to pay benefits.

43.   If the deceased left a spouse or young children, benefits may be paid to them depending on a number of factors, including their ages.

44.   If the debt is paid down, then it will be easier for the government to pay benefits in the future, he says.

45.   If the government diverts money out of Social Security into private accounts, how will it get the money it needs to pay benefits in the meantime?

46.   If no one assumed that responsibility, the benefit could be paid directly to the funeral home.

47.   Illinois and Wyoming requested permission to pay reduced benefits to people who had lived in the states less than a year.

48.   If workers divert money into individual accounts, that will sharply reduce the amount of incoming payroll taxes devoted to paying current benefits.

49.   In addition, he is asking that the company be prohibited from paying any benefits such as severance to the named defendants.

50.   In an entitlement program, the government has a legal obligation to pay benefits to all applicants who meet eligibility criteria set by U.S. law.