Question

what is one counter-argument to the premise that the wealth gap is a serious problem which needs to be addressed?○ the lower classes have the opportunity to invest.○ poor people can easily move into the middle class.○ investments by the upper class create lower-class jobs.○ buying power sharply increases for the working class.

Explanation:

A counter-argument against the wealth gap being a critical, urgent problem would frame the gap as having beneficial or non-harmful outcomes for lower classes. Among the options, the claim that upper-class investments create jobs for the lower class posits that the wealth gap supports lower-class economic opportunities, thus arguing it is not a serious problem needing intervention. The other options either describe unproven or inconsistent realities of economic mobility/opportunity, rather than a direct counter to the premise.

Answer:

Investments by the upper class create lower-class jobs.