Which of the Following Measurement(s) Demonstrated the Growing Inequality in America

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following measurement(s) demonstrated the growing inequality in America from the mid-1960s to 2012?

• A) Some 46.5 million Americans or 15 percent of all Americas remained mired in poverty in 2012, and the poverty rate among Hispanics and African Americans was even higher in 2012.
• B) The top five percent of income earners saw their share of the national income grow from about 15 percent in 1968 to approximately 22 percent in 2012.
• C) The top one percent saw their share of national income increase from about eight percent to approximately 19 percent in 2012.
• D) The income earned by chief executives was 20 times as much as the average worker in their corporations; in 2012, they earned 273 times as much as the average company worker.
• E) All of these choices are correct.

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