The main purpose of political action committees (PAC's) is to obtain con-
! }' t: y4 q' f# ?2 i. c( y1 Ltributions of money from individuals for the electoral campaigns of political ; ?7 q1 y9 E6 U' o, W6 {6 [
candidates. By increasing the number of their contributors, PAC's get
" x! m/ D4 b9 ~. R2 Amore people interested in the political process. Those who doubt this, c4 v0 J- R8 B4 @
claim need only bet $50 the next time they go to the horse races: they will
( o# `/ ]) c& C( c; J( Ksee how much more interested they are than when they bet nothing.9 X( w7 p- B, w v& _* A, U# c% m
A The argument depends on which of the following assumptions?7 _) e0 A/ `4 z
Individuals who contribute money to PAC's generally give no more/ V' o* c6 V5 b4 i. o5 G+ p
than $50 during any particular political campaign season.
. t; T- d7 K% ] B Many people who contribute money to PAC's usually also bet fairly; s- y: J4 R; z$ A' [
heavily when they go to the horse races or other sporting events.
m4 N) T6 o" r C Among the people who contribute money to PAC's are individuals who8 g7 u% d* c, ]
would not have become interested in the political process at that time
. c X" |# Z: p+ W( { if they had not contributed money to a PAC.
2 m' N: G* _3 ^% L; W0 V; j D E Those people who are interested in the political process come from a
& Q8 J v% g+ L. _. a, G$ Y3 Q; ` narrowly defined portion of the population at large. , o$ s9 V4 S2 v. T/ C- G; O
Those people who contribute to more than one PAC have no stronger2 Y3 g7 H2 u% ]
interest in the political process than those people who contribute to
( v" e8 O0 m- C; \1 l4 _ only a single PAC. 9 `' b3 Y" t: v& M
答案：C |
发表于 2012-8-15 12:40:43
