Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Income Distribution in the United States

-Which of the following statements is true regarding welfare reform in 1996?

• A) It was designed to move people out of welfare and into work.
• B) It extended the years individuals could receive welfare.
• C) It changed the poverty rate determination to include the value of noncash benefits.
• D) It changed the entire process for calculating the poverty rate.

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