Defining Poverty in Terms of a Certain Percentage of the Population

Defining poverty in terms of a certain percentage of the population with the lowest incomes means that

A) as income rises the number of poor people will remain the same.
B) income distribution will never become more equal.
C) unless income distribution is perfectly equal, poverty will never be eliminated.
D) the number of people who are poor will fall as population rises.
E) the poverty level will automatically decline as per capita income increases.