Multiple Choice
If official poverty statistics for the United States included transfer payments individuals receive from the government, such as Social Security payments and other non-cash benefits such as food stamps
A) the poverty rate would be lower.
B) poverty would be eliminated.
C) income inequality would be greater.
D) the poverty rate would be overstated.
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