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Chapter 12, Problem 20SQ
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The incentive to work and the negative income tax.
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WHAT ARE SOME POLICIES THAT A GOVERNMENT CAN IMPLEMENT TO REDUCE INCOME INEQUALITY? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
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Increase spending in education.
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Lower tax for the top quintile.
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Stregnthen anti-discrimination laws based on race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, and disability status.
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Increase access to affordable healthcare to all.
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Encourage corporate stock ownership.
What is the poverty trap?
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A)The situation where government assistance can result in a low or zero net gain for working.
B)The situation where a person becomes unemployed and cannot find another job.
C)The situation where a person becomes disabled and cannot work.
D)The poverty trap occurs when a person is poor, and structural discrimination prevents that person from escaping poverty.
A recent bill reforming the government's antipoverty program limited many welfare recipients to only 2 years of benefits. How does this change affect the incentives for working?
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- Who is included in the top income quintile?arrow_forwardPoverty is measured by the number of people who fall below a certain level of income—called the poverty line—that defines the income one needs for a basic standard of living. The official definition of the poverty line traces back to Group of answer choices A)The Great Depression B)Mollie Orshansky, whose idea was to define a poverty line based on the cost of a healthy diet. C)1953 and the ability to pay for housing and food. D)The 1965 cost of providing food, housing, and transportation.arrow_forwardProvide a definition of the “poverty line.” How does the government calculate the measure (give the“formula”). Does it fairly measure whether a person is poor? Give reasons for your answer.arrow_forward
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