Which of the Following Is True of the Average Wages

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the average wages for American workers from 1973 to the mid-1990s?

• A) They rose at the highest rate in the nation's history
• B) They declined steadily
• C) They steadily rose and caused a significant increase in the size of the middle class
• D) They declined at a higher rate than during the Great Depression of the 1930s

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