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Fact 19.4.1 Income Gap Growing
In 2009, people in the highest quintile had 24.6 times as much market income as those in the lowest quintile, but after taxes and transfers the people in the highest quintile had 9.1 times as much income as those in the lowest quintile. In 1989, the people in the highest quintile had 7.2 times more income after taxes and transfers than those in the lowest quintile. In 1990, 82.9 percent of the unemployed received unemployment benefits. In 2009, 47.8 percent of the unemployed received unemployment benefits.
Source: Conference Board of Canada, July 13, 2011
-Refer to Fact 19.4.1. This news clip implies that
A) in 2009, the highest quintile gave 15.5 percent of its income to the lowest quintile.
B) Canada should increase income redistribution.
C) income redistribution in 2009 leads to more income equality than in 1989.
D) income redistribution in 2009 leads to less income equality than in 1989.
E) income redistribution in 2009 leads to the same income equality in 1989.
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