If Official U.S.poverty Statistics Included In-Kind Transfer Payments

question 76

Multiple Choice

If official U.S.poverty statistics included in-kind transfer payments,

• A)the poverty rate would be close to zero
• B)the poverty rate would be lower
• C)the government deficit would be lower
• D)the inflation rate would be higher
• E)the top 10 percent of those in the income distribution would be wealthier

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