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.