Because the U

Because the U.S. poverty line is an absolute measure rather than a relative one, the official U.S. poverty rate:

A) increased steadily when economic growth raised the incomes of low-income families.
B) fell steadily when economic growth raised the incomes of low-income families.
C) fell steadily when economic growth caused inequality to grow among the population.
D) increased steadily when economic growth caused inequality to decline across the population.