The gap between rich and poor widened in the 1980s and 1990s for all of the following reasons except

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Tax policies of the Carter and Clinton administrations did not contribute to the widening gap between rich and poor. In fact, both administrations implemented policies aimed at reducing income inequality. The other options – intensifying global economic competition, the decline of unions, the growth of part-time and temporary work, and the greater economic rewards for education – are all factors that contributed to the gap between rich and poor widening during the 1980s and 1990s.

The Gap Between Rich and Poor Widened in the 1980s