Measuring poverty using an absolute income scale like the poverty line can be misleading because
A) income measures do not include the value of in-kind transfers.
B) money is valued less highly by the poor than by the rich.
C) the poor are not likely to participate in the labor market.
D) income measures are adjusted for the effects of labor-market discrimination.
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