On Average,middle-Aged People Tend to Have Higher Incomes Than Younger

question 41

Multiple Choice

On average,middle-aged people tend to have higher incomes than younger or older people do because:

• A) they receive more money from the government than younger or older people do.
• B) they are at an age where their productivity is at its peak.
• C) they participate in the labor force to a lesser extent than do the young or the old.
• D) they are subject to lower rates of taxation than are younger or older workers.

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