OG 211 请教

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Some economists have suggested that giving away free
shares would provide a needed acceleration of the privatization
process. Yet they miss Thomas Paine’s point that
“what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly.”

211. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the privatization process in the United
Kingdom?
(A) It depends to a potentially dangerous degree on individual ownership of shares.
(B) It conforms in its most general outlines to Thomas Palne’s prescription for business ownership.
(C) It was originally conceived to include some giving away of free shares.
(D) It has been successful, even though privatization has failed in other countries.
(E) It is taking place more slowly than some economists suggest is necessary.

为什么C是错的呢？困惑中……