What Do the Authors Hypothesize Is Contributing to the Rise

question 2

Multiple Choice

What do the authors hypothesize is contributing to the rise in $2-a-day poverty in the United States?

• A) policy changes decreasing the cash safety net and unemployment that accompanied the Great Recession
• B) policy changes decreasing the cash safety net and the opioid crisis
• C) unemployment that accompanied the Great Recession and the opioid crisis
• D) increase in the cash safety net and decrease in SNAP benefits

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