Which of the following factors contributed to the widening wealth gap during the Great Recession?
A. A majority of job losses occurred in the high-income job segment.
B. The median net worth of all Americans fell, the middle class being hard hit.
C. Upper-income households declined by 20 percent over a period of three decades.
D. Middle-income households grew faster than the upper-income households.
B
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