PLZ HURRY WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST Which statement best illustrates wealthy industrialists’ defense of large-scale corporate operations and justification of the growing income gap?

A.)Despite a gap between rich and poor, the standard of living of America’s poor was greatly increased by industrialists’ work, improving all Americans’ lives.
B.)Industrialists should be praised for making large sums of money, as they could be trusted to invest that money in charitable enterprises benefiting the poor.
C.)Every American enjoyed the same opportunities, so enterprising industrialists deserved wealth and those who failed to take advantage of economic opportunities deserved to be poor.
D.)Industrialists functioned with the full support of the US government, so unless the voters insisted on change, they were within their rights to seek as much wealth as possible.

The answer is A

Explanation:

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social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.