The primary argument in support of the idea that the federal poverty threshold overestimates hardship is

A. in the United States anyone with initiative can avoid poverty.
B. the threshold should take into account the in-kind benefits received by the poor.
C. welfare provides sufficient income to raise families out of poverty.
D. all of these.


ANS: B

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