Which of the following statements about income distribution in the United States is NOT true?
A)The top five percent of American earners receive a higher percentage of the nation's total income than do the bottom 40 percent of American earners.
B)In recent decades,the poor have remained poor.
C)In recent decades,the rich have gotten richer.
D)In recent decades,the middle class has grown.
E)The top 20 percent of American earners account for almost half of all American income.

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In recent decades, the middle class has not grown but has actually shrunk. The income distribution has become more polarized, with more people either becoming wealthy or living in poverty.

Which of the Following Statements About Income Distribution in the United