Today, the Gini coefficient of income inequality for the United States is about .5. In 1975, it had been about .4. What do these numbers tell us?
A) Wealth is distributed less equally than income.
B) The number of rich people has fallen.
C) Income has become more unequally distributed.
D) The official definition of poverty has changed.
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