a. Transitory Assistance to Needy Families. b. Medicaid c. Social Security d. Food staps. 34. The largest in-kind transfer program is: 35. If official U.S. poverty statistics included in-kind transfer payments the: a. poverty rate would be close to zero. b. poverty rate would be lower c. government deficit would be lower. d. top 10 percent of those in the income distribution would be wealthier. 36. Under a negative income tax program, the government guarantees a minimum level of family income. a family must pay income taxes on its welfare check. a family receives a stated amount of money from the government plus its members can keep all income earned through work. the government reduces the welfare payment by any income earned through work. a family's income is lower if its members work. a. b. c. d. e. Exhibit 12-7 Negative income tax 20 10 TAX Tax liab ility (thousands of dollars per year) -10 -20 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Family offo ur income (thousands of doll ars per year) 17. Under the negative income tax scheme in Exhibit 12-7, families earning between $10,000 and $40,000 would: a. receive the maximum negative income tax payment of $20,000. b. receive payments under the negative income tax. c. pay no income taxes, but receive no payments. d. none of the above is true