Since the Mid-1970s, Class Inequality in the United States Has

question 8

Multiple Choice

Since the mid-1970s, class inequality in the United States has:

• A) decreased as income and wealth have been disbursed from the wealthy elite down to the middle- and lower-class social strata.
• B) increased due to decreasing tax rates for the wealthy and stagnating salaries for the middle class.
• C) held steady as tax breaks for the wealthy have been balanced by increased salaries in the middle class.
• D) decreased as a result of increased tax rates on the wealthy and redistribution of benefits to the poor.
• E) fluctuated wildly as the middle class booms and stagnates at irregular intervals.

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