Because peoples income vary other the life cycle and because there are transitory shocks to peoples incomes the standard measures of income distribution ?

A. understate the inequality of living standards

B. exaggerate the inequality of living standards

C. could exaggerate or understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transitory shocks are positive or negative

D. accurately represent the true inequality of living standards

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