L2004-4-23

23.    Political scientist: One of the most interesting dilemmas in contemporary democratic politics concerns the regulation of political campaign spending. People certainly should be free, within broad limits, to spend their money as they choose. On the other hand, candidates who can vastly outspend all rivals have an unfair advantage in publicizing their platforms. Democratic governments have a strong obligation to ensure that all voices have an equal chance to be heard, but governments should not subsidize expensive campaigns for each candidate. The resolution of the dilemma, therefore, is clear: _______.

     Which one of the following most logically completes the political scientist’s argument?
(A) only candidates with significant campaign resources should be permitted to run for public office
(B) an upper limit on the political campaign spending of each candidate is warranted
(C) government subsidization of all political campaigns at a low percentage of their total cost is warranted
(D) all wealthy persons should be prohibited from spending their own money on political campaigns
(E) each candidate should be allowed to spend as much money on a political campaign as any other candidate     chooses to spend

答案是(B).我是知道其他几个为什么不对,但是B为什么对我搞不太清楚.因为我觉得文中承认:人们有权花他们想花的钱.现在B却给他们的选择加上了一个最高限制,这样虽然平等问题好象解决了,但是又增加了花钱的限制,岂不是没有解决这个dilemma?还请高手指教.