蓝皮P5-13

While Governor Verdant has been in office, the state’s budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the state’s budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdant’s term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above?

A)    The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governor’s term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdant’s term.

B)     Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdant’s term in office.

C)    In each year of Verdant’s term in office, the state’s budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year.

D)    During Verdant’s term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governor’s term.

E)  During the previous governor’s term in office, the state introduced several so-called “austerity” budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending.

这题为啥选A啊，我觉得不是很有关系啊，我选的是D，过去的service是免费的，算在了预算之内，所以比较高，现在他是收费了，预算是自然下来的，不是Governor Verdant调下来的，所以可以削弱啊，难道这种方法也算是Governor Verdant节省了预算，算是加强？

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