Poverty may be reduced: By redistributing income By increasing the gross domestic product [GDP] By imposing a minimum wage where it does not increase unemployment All of the above
Poverty may be reduced: By redistributing income By increasing the gross domestic product [GDP] By imposing a minimum wage where it does not increase unemployment All of the above
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- Poverty may be reduced:
- By redistributing income
- By increasing the
gross domestic product [GDP] - By imposing a minimum wage where it does not increase
unemployment - All of the above
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Poverty and inequality are reduced when income is redistributed in form of higher taxes to rich and providing essential goods and welfare programs to poor.
SO statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 states that GDP reduces poverty which is also correct as higher the economic growth, more would be the standard of living and it would help generate jobs and reduce poverty.
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