The earnings gap between the top 5% of earners and the bottom 20%, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, is now
a. the greatest since 1947.
b. equal to the gap during the Great Depression.
c. the smallest in the history of the nation.
d. greater than in the 1950s but smaller than the 1990s.
Answer: a. the greatest since 1947.
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