Which would be the most accurate statement?

A) Liberals all agree that if we could provide a job for every American who needs one,we could end nearly all poverty within a generation.
B) Barbara Ehrenreich and Frances Fox Piven point out that an increasing number of jobs do not pay enough to subsist on.
C) Lisabeth and Daniel Schorr believe that poor teenage girls allow themselves to get pregnant so that they could go on welfare.
D) Charles Murray faults our economic system for not providing enough well paying jobs,which,in turn,has led to widespread poverty.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  While option A and D acknowledge the relationship between providing employment and reducing poverty, they oversimplify the complexity of the issue. Option C is an unfounded claim, and there is no evidence of poor teenage girls intentionally getting pregnant to access welfare benefits. Option B, however, accurately reflects the work of Barbara Ehrenreich and Frances Fox Piven, who have highlighted the reality that many jobs in the modern economy do not pay enough for a person to support themselves or their family.

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