The Core Anti-Poverty Programs (Food Stamp, TANF, and EITC)

question 47

Multiple Choice

The core anti-poverty programs (Food Stamp, TANF, and EITC) :

• A) would not have an adverse effect on work effort.
• B) would decrease unemployment among the poor.
• C) would probably not discourage heads of low-income households from working.
• D) would probably discourage heads of low-income households from seeking high paying jobs.

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Cerebrum

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