If Official U

question 19

Multiple Choice

If official U.S. poverty statistics included in-kind transfer payments the:

• A) poverty rate would be close to zero.
• B) poverty rate would be lower.
• C) government deficit would be lower.
• D) top 10 percent of those in the income distribution would be wealthier.

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