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001. Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both 01u00younger and older people02u00 approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.02br
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002. Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both 01u00the younger and the older people02u00 approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.02br
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0 They are both correct.02br
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0 But which one will you prefer. I'll got for the first one since it's brief.02br
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0 I also prefer the first one, if you're taking a poll.02br
00 It does not seem necessary to specify which younger and older people you are talking about. Just younger and older people in general seems closer to what researchers would be interested in.02br
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