Social scientists Katherine S. Newman and Victor Tan Chen identified a group of Americans who are consistently overlooked by government policies. They call this group the near poor because these families __________.
A. earn a middle-class income but can only afford homes in or adjacent to poor neighborhoods
B. lost almost all of their inherited wealth during the 2007-2009 recession
C. earn middle-class incomes but spend more than they make
D. have earnings that put them above the poverty line but below the middle class
Answer: D
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