Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?
3 Z4 h3 v) R7 M8 F+ wThe most fervent proponents of a federal program to trim hospital
& C2 `5 h$ I" ~5 {# ] hcosts support that program because it would save federal money
) d; B8 N( r$ K1 Zthat could then be used to rebuild aging city schools. What these
% S3 a4 d G* V x8 `7 Ppeople will soon discover, however, is that any money saved by " Q3 ^" G9 u$ k5 V# B w
cutting hospital costs will be used to fund a cut in the capital gains
: @% e# J @9 _& ~1 N: I9 otax and not for anything they would regard as having a worthy social
% Y' z* b! b* T: |9 n& Vpurpose. Therefore __________ .
) d4 Z' e! J! F6 P* j9 O proponents of the program to trim hospital costs will soon find 3 c8 k, b, |. I: E& {' @/ h
a new justification for that program # ^2 M9 O4 v$ D- s/ ?1 W0 v
the capital gains t a x will soon be cut 8 d9 w8 ~3 u, U( K) ~
those who advocate the use of federal funds to rebuild aging city
8 L; u. F& N/ ~% J# D: q4 | schools will have to abandon their position
, {. o+ _! R# P8 u* \; s it will not be long before the current enthusiasm for trimming ( \, S# F0 {. b! C; Z' {
hospital costs diminishes , ~1 K% b% D {( @4 D2 g
without a program to trim hospital costs, a cut in the capital gains 6 J. l Z7 s2 A& m! `% _* l
tax will be impossible & i6 m3 q) `# R/ O7 v+ D# ]
答案D |