The Reagan and George H.W. Bush years constituted the largest redistribution of resources and rights upward in the nation's history. The economic situations of poor persons worsened due to
A. a deterioration of wages and reductions in social benefits and services.
B. a deterioration of wages, reductions in social benefits and services, and increases in Social Security taxes.
C. reductions in social benefits and services and increases in Social Security taxes.
D. a deterioration of wages and increases in Social Security taxes.
Answer: B
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