Which Statement Is True About Public Assistance and Poverty

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about public assistance and poverty?

• A) Levels of public assistance to the poor increased dramatically during the 1990's.
• B) Welfare reform was based in part on a culture of poverty argument.
• C) Public assistance encourages women to have more children.
• D) Most jobs available to poor women pay a 'living wage.'

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