When poverty is defined by an relative real income level, what will happen to the poverty rate if the distribution of income is NOT perfectly equal?
A. The poverty rate will increase forever.
B. The poverty rate will change, but always exist.
C. The poverty rate will eventually be zero.
D. The poverty rate will always remain constant.
Answer: B
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