Ehrenreich asserts that the problem with the way the government calculates poverty is that it bases poverty on A. the cost of housing/rent, which has remained low relative to inflation for many decades
B. the basis of race and gender, not income
C. the basis of an international, not national, standard
D. the cost of food, even though food is relatively inflation-proof
E. the rate of unemployment

D: The cost of food, even though food is relatively inflation-proof

Explanation:

It says in the book that this is the cause.

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answer: to inform

explanation: the red death is an exciting passage, but also in some ways scary, so it is not to amuse. the red death is far in the past, so it is not to warn.

odysseus shows many acts of bravery in homer's epic poem the odyssey. first, he shows bravery when he tricks polyphemus, the cyclops, and gouges out his eye. this is an act of bravery. it will also cost him because polyphemus was the son of poseidon, the god of the sea.

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