What Do Critics of the US Poverty Measure Say

question 41

Multiple Choice

What do critics of the US poverty measure say?

• A) It fails to account for regional differences in cost of living.
• B) Health care and housing costs have increased substantially since the measure of was adopted.
• C) The poverty line is actually much lower than what is actually considered to be poor in America.
• D) All of the above

Understand the impact of specific taxes, such as excise taxes on consumer goods.

Identify the educational and social services provided by the government and how they are funded.

Understand the concept of in-group favoritism and its manifestations in societal interactions.

Comprehend the minimal group effect and its implications for social identity theory.

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Definitions:

Industrial Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, production for profit, and the predominance of industrial manufacturing and services.

Government Contracts

Agreements made between a private company and the government to provide goods or services.

Mechanization

The process of using machinery and technology to perform tasks that were previously done manually.

Slave-Owning Indians

Indigenous peoples in the Americas who owned slaves, a practice influenced by European colonization.