1.1 According to our text, the most harmful characteristic of the current welfare program is that:
| most welfare programs are in-kind contributions and do not provide the needy with enough cash benefits. |
| the current welfare programs provide little incentive for work because most individuals are financially better off on welfare than on a job. |
| the minimum wage is not high enough; a higher minimum wage would enable more welfare recipients to work. |
| not enough government workers are employed to supervise the programs and identify the truly needy. |
1.2
According to our text, which of the following is a commonly-held misconception (myth) about income inequality?
| When income inequality widens, then the absolute standard of living of the poor gets worse. |
| When income inequality widens, then the relative difference between the incomes of the poor and the rich becomes greater. |
| Workers in the top quintile of the income distribution (the richest 20 percent of the income earners) earn more money than workers in the bottom quintile. |
| There is an equal number of workers in the top quintile to the number of workers in the bottom quintile |
1.1
not enough government workers are employed to supervise the programs and identify the truly needy.
as it is not clear that who are the true needy people most of the fund which is provided for their welfare gets misused by corrupted people.
1.2
There is an equal number of workers in the top quintile to the number of workers in the bottom quintile
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