The differences between the haves and have-nots in our world
A) Are greater than ever
B) Are moderate but going down somewhat
C) Are going down substantially, toward equality
D) Are lower than ever
Question 2
Americans spend 13 billion annually on pet food and 12 billion on cosmetics, and Europeans spend 11 billion on ice cream. Your text points out that each of these, separately,
A) yields sufficient tax dollars to run numerous U.S. school districts
B) would be enough to bail out struggling sectors of our economy or large corporations facing bankruptcy
C) could provide worldwide services such as health care and nutrition, water and sanitation, or education.
D) requires so many resources to produce and creates so much waste, that they are great contributors to global warming and other environmental problems.