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13-2 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Poverty | The condition where a person's income and resources do not allow him or her to achieve a minimum standard of living. |
| Poverty threshold | the minimum income needed to pay for the basic expenses of living. |
| Poverty rate | The percentage of people living in households that have incomes below the poverty threshold. |
| Income distribution | The way income is divided among people. |
| Income inequality | The unequal distribution of income. |
| Lorenz curve | A curve that shows the degree of income inequality in a nation. |
| Welfare | Government economic and social programs that provide assistance to the needy. |
| Workfare | A program that requires welfare recipients to do some kind of work. |
| Food Stamps | A program that helps those with low incomes to buy groceries. |