Through Its Anti-Poverty Programs, the U

question 9

Multiple Choice

Through its anti-poverty programs, the U.S. currently spends $789 billion attempting to

• A)achieve European standards of bureaucratic efficiency.
• B)increase the median educational attainment of welfare recipients by two years.
• C)eliminate a "poverty gap" of only $96 billion.
• D)"end welfare as we know it".

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