Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, who was running for governor of South Carolina in 2010, compared government assistance to feeding stray animals, saying "They will reproduce." This is an example of the __________.

A. culture of poverty hypothesis
B. dominant values hypothesis
C. intervention critique
D. alternative values hypothesis


Answer: A

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