Fact: The lowest 20% of U.S. family incomes in the U.S. has fallen from 4.8% to

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Fact: The lowest 20% of U.S. family incomes in the U.S. has fallen from 4.8% to 3.8% between 1960 and 2010. Your authors argue that

this is primarily the result of a general decline of the power of labor unions in America.

while their percentage of national income has fallen, real GDP has increased over 4 times during the past 50 years, and so those persons actually earned much more income than before.

this is clear evidence that the poor have gotten poorer.

none of the above are true

this is primarily the result of a general decline of the power of labor unions in America.

while their percentage of national income has fallen, real GDP has increased over 4 times during the past 50 years, and so those persons actually earned much more income than before.

this is clear evidence that the poor have gotten poorer.

none of the above are true

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while their percentage of national income has fallen, real GDP has increased over 4 times during the past 50 years, and so those persons actually earned much more income than before.

This is the correct answer.

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