Between 1979 and 2006,what Happened to the Share of the Country's

question 17

Multiple Choice

Between 1979 and 2006,what happened to the share of the country's income earned by the richest 1 percent of U.S.households?

• A)It shrank dramatically.
• B)It more than doubled.
• C)It has been fluctuating.
• D)It has remained unchanged.

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Definitions:

Multigenerational Transmission

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Systems Theory

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Subsystems

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