Wealth is
A. all of a person's material assets, including land, stocks, and other types of property.
B. salaries and wages.
C. a term used by Max Weber to refer to people who have a similar level of income and prestige.
D. a term used by Thorstein Veblen for people who have the same lifestyle, independent of their class position.
A. all of a person's material assets, including land, stocks, and other types of property.
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a. front-pay b. post-pay c. credit d. pre-pay
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