Multiple Choice
Which of the following contributed most to the large increases in poverty since 1960?
A) Increases in air pollution and other externalities.
B) Federal government budget deficits.
C) The increase in the number of elderly individuals.
D) Rising poverty rates among households headed by females.
E) The increase in the number of households headed by females.
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