Question

Ehrenreich asserts that the problem with the way the government calculates poverty is that it bases poverty on

A. the cost of housing/rent, which has remained low relative to inflation for many decades
B. the basis of race and gender, not income
C. the basis of an international, not national, standard
D. the cost of food, even though food is relatively inflation-proof
E. the rate of unemployment

Answer 1

E

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

D: The cost of food, even though food is relatively inflation-proof

Step-by-step explanation:

It says in the book that this is the cause.

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