According to the U.S. Labor Department, what determines the poverty line?

According to the U.S. Labor Department, what determines the poverty line?
 
  A) The poverty line is three times a minimal food budget for nonfarm families of four.
  B) The poverty line is twice the minimal food budget plus 400 for lodging.
  C) The poverty line is three times the city minimal lodging budget.
  D) The poverty line is four times the minimal living expenses for an urban family of five.

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Most liberals feel that the poverty line is _________.
 
  A) reasonable B) disproportionate C) too high D) too low

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What event is largely considered responsible for deterring Johnson's War on Poverty?
 
  A) Great Society B) Vietnam War C) Middle-class entitlements D) Tax expenditures

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Conservatives hold that Johnson's Great Society was a waste of money, locking recipients into __________ and encouraging a subculture of drugs and crime.
 
  A) entitlement benefits B) perpetual subsidies C) social safety nets D) welfare dependency

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Between 1965 and 1973, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line __________.
 
  A) doubled B) greatly decreased C) slightly increased D) rapidly increased