To What Does the Text Attribute the Declining Poverty Rate

question 22

Multiple Choice

To what does the text attribute the declining poverty rate among the elderly?

• A)the feminization of poverty-
• B)progressive taxation
• C)Social Security and Medicare
• D)supply-side economics

Understand the role of remittances in the economics of immigration.

Comprehend the effects of immigration on wage rates and labor demands under varying assumptions of capital stock.

Understand the economic impact of immigration on domestic workers' productivity and return on capital.

Recognize the historical and present trends regarding immigrants' reliance on public assistance.

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Definitions:

Motion Toys

Mid-nineteenth century devices that facilitated the viewing of multiple moving images. See also thaumatrope; phenakistoscope; zoetrope; praxinoscope.

Sound on Disc

An early method of providing synchronized sound to silent films using records played in conjunction with the film's projection, before the advent of sound-on-film technology.

Photographic Gun

A device designed in the early history of photography to capture images quickly, resembling the operation of a gun.

Étienne-Jules Marey

A French scientist and chronophotographer, whose work is significant in the development of motion pictures.