Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?
, z. @. q i) o$ W4 g. rThe most fervent proponents of a federal program to trim hospital
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+ d: D" G$ `$ d, T4 Y( i) Jthat could then be used to rebuild aging city schools. What these $ N1 Z( M2 M3 O+ ]
people will soon discover, however, is that any money saved by ( O( r9 d. g% d/ y" J4 z! W
cutting hospital costs will be used to fund a cut in the capital gains 8 `6 N% \8 x) `+ T6 o9 m5 _
tax and not for anything they would regard as having a worthy social 7 i# A7 A" _& S) A0 E: O
purpose. Therefore __________ . z3 A/ H. J% V8 \
proponents of the program to trim hospital costs will soon find : j) X9 ^/ ?+ H& T, _4 Y
a new justification for that program
' e, U6 z+ P' q0 @/ ? the capital gains t a x will soon be cut
* ^+ c& m: W7 g* Y( H those who advocate the use of federal funds to rebuild aging city 3 S$ `0 x8 B$ `% ^7 j5 W, I. g r
schools will have to abandon their position # [/ R' f& h( e, ?* R7 P
it will not be long before the current enthusiasm for trimming 1 ~% [& j: M: y$ {& F1 I' `. z) _/ L
hospital costs diminishes & ^- ~' Q3 \4 i9 d" C
without a program to trim hospital costs, a cut in the capital gains
8 E- ?6 v4 ^ G4 b- A tax will be impossible
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