In season three of the TV show “The West Wing,” the federal government considers redefining the national poverty measure in a way that would classify an additional 4 million people as poor. The...

In season three of the TV show “The West Wing,”
the federal government considers redefining the
national poverty measure in a way that would
classify an additional 4 million people as poor.
The president worries that his administration will
be criticized for leading the country into greater
poverty. Explain whether this change would have
reflected a shift in an absolute measure of poverty,
a relative measure of poverty, or whether it cannot be known. Finally, explain why all else equal,
the president is not responsible for causing greater
poverty