再问GWD27-Q9,B和E

 GWD27-Q9:

In order to raise revenue, the federal government planned a tax amnesty program that allows tax delinquents to pay all owed tax without added financial penalty. However, economists projected that the federal government would collect a far lower percentage of total tax owed by delinquents than did state governments implementing similar programs.

Which of the following, if true, would most contribute to an explanation of the economists’ projections?

A.      Tax amnesty programs are only successful if they are widely publicized.

B.       Most people who honestly pay their state tax are equally honest in paying their federal tax.

C.      Although federal tax delinquents usually must pay high financial penalties, the states require far lower financial penalties.

D.      The state tax rate varies considerably from state to state, but the federal tax is levied according to laws which apply to citizens of all the states.

E.       Unlike most federal tax delinquents, most state tax delinquents fail to pay state tax because of an oversight rather than a decision not to pay. (E)

答案是E, 但B为何不可，尤其题目问 percentage, 多谢

B: 既然对于州的税和联邦税都一样诚实的缴纳，那如何解释类似的政策对联邦税的作用不如州税来的好？

和百分比没有关系。

state人口数少于federal这个是你自己的假设，当然我们也可以作为常识引用。但是这样做，只是是当基于原题的信息实在有gap，无法推出结论的时候才用。

更为重要的是，原文问的是收回的欠款占总拖欠款的百分比，州收回的欠款百分比对应州的总欠款，联邦对应联邦的。

既然是百分比了，这就和总欠款的多少，以及人口多少没有关系了。

A.      Tax amnesty programs are only successful if they are widely publicized.（解释了相反与结论的差异）

B.       Most people who honestly pay their state tax are equally honest in paying their federal tax.（没有解释出差异）

C.      Although federal tax delinquents usually must pay high financial penalties, the states require far lower financial penalties.（无关）

D.      The
state tax rate varies considerably from state to state, but the federal
tax is levied according to laws which apply to citizens of all the
states.（无关）

E.       Unlike
most federal tax delinquents, most state tax delinquents fail to pay
state tax because of an oversight rather than a decision not to pay. （解释了正确的差异，人们愿意缴税给州政府，而不愿意给联邦政府）

E中说到大家没有pay state tax是因为疏忽忘记而不是故意不交。而fed tax则相反，大家不pay是因为故意不交。如果故意不交的话，即时说免罚款，大家还是不会交阿。这样来说，那个免罚款的政策的作用对于fed就不会像对于state那么明显。回收的percentages就相对低了