Question

How has the distribution of income in the United States changed over the last 20 years?

a. It has become more equal.
b. It has become less equal.
c. It became more equal for about 10 years but has become less equal.
d. It has not changed appreciably.

Answer 1

The answer is B. It has become less equal

Step-by-step explanation:

Becuase over the years with each passing year inequality between poor and rich keeps growing. Income includes the revenue streams from wages, salaries, interest on a savings account, dividends from shares of stock, rent, and profits from selling something for more than you paid for it. Unlike wealth statistics, income figures do not include the value of homes, stock, or other possessions. Income inequality refers to the extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population. Income disparities have become so pronounced that America’s top 10 percent now average more than nine times as much income as the bottom 90 percent. Americans in the top 1 percent tower stunningly higher. They average over 39 times more income than the bottom 90 percent. But that gap pales in comparison to the divide between the nation’s top 0.1 percent and everyone else. Americans at this lofty level are taking in over 188 times the income of the bottom 90 percent.