11. Raising the tax rate on essential goods-a traditional means of increasing government
revenues-invariably turns low-and middle-income taxpayers against the government. Hence government
officials have proposed adding a new tax on purchases of luxury items such as yachts, private planes, jewels,
and furs. The officials in government revenues while affecting only the wealthy individuals and corporations
who can afford to purchase such items.
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most relevant in evaluating the accuracy of the
government officials' prediction?
(A) Will luxury goods be taxed at a higher rate than that at which essential goods are currently taxed?
(B) Will be revenues generated by the proposed tax be comparable to those that are currently being
generated by taxes on essential goods?
(C) Will sales of the luxury items subject to the proposed tax occur at current rates once the proposed tax on
luxury items has been passed?
(D) Will the proposed tax on luxury items win support for the government in the eyes of low-and
middle-income taxpayers?
(E) Will purchases of luxury items by corporations account for more of the revenue generated by the
proposed tax than will purchases of luxury items by wealthy individuals?
KEY C
我选的D. 我觉得C对题目没有影响,貌似干扰项.麻烦大家给瞧瞧.
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