16. Which of the following, if true, is the most logical
completion of the argument below?
The tax system of the Republic of Grootland
encourages borrowing by granting its taxpayers tax
relief for interest paid on loans. The system also
discourages saving by taxing any interest earned on
savings. Nevertheless, it is clear that Grootland’s tax
system does not consistently favor borrowing over
saving, for if it did, there would be no——.
(A) tax relief in Grootland for those portions of a
taxpayer’s income, if any, that are set aside to
increase that taxpayer’s total savings
(B) tax relief in Grootland for the processing fees
that taxpayers pay to lending institutions when
obtaining certain kinds of loans
(C) tax relief in Grootland for interest that taxpayers
are charged on the unpaid balance in credit
card accounts
(D) taxes due in Grootland on the cash value of gifts
received by taxpayers from banks trying to
encourage people to open savings accounts
(E) taxes due in Grootland on the amount that a
taxpayer has invested in interest-bearing
savings accounts
答案：A。我理解的原文是这样的：有这样一个tax system，可以鼓励borrowing通过支付利息但是少交利息税，同时不鼓励saving通过征收利息税。但是这样一个体系无法持续有效，因为如果持续有效的话（for if it did），将不会有。。。
A选项没有看明白ft。。。请牛人指点下～
本题的解题思路：
原文——鼓励借款（减税），制裁存款（加税）
问题——如果政策可持续，就不会
答案——或者存款（减税），或者借款（加税）
因此，答案A，意思是政府对于纳税人存入银行的那部分工资实行减税, 符合要求
选项B，属于借款（减税），错。
选项C，借款（减税），错。
选项D,E，存款（加税），错。
明白了，这道题实际上就是考逆否命题，呵呵，谢谢大师的精彩解答！
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