Question

Which of the following factors was most responsible for an unequal distribution of wealth?

(1 point)

There was an increase in business profits.


Average Americans were not investing in the stock market.


Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.


There was heavy regulation of certain businesses by the government.

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Answer 1

Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.

Because profits rose while workers’ pay stagnated, income and wealth concentrated with business owners rather than being distributed broadly.