Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about the financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65. Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part because __________.
Which of the following most logically completes the passage? Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65. Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part because ________. A.They rely entirely on the government pension for their income B.Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check C.They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation D.The pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high E.In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living 个人认为这题的答案E不会比C正确。 关于E的正确性,看到讨论贴的里的NN说政府的补贴和孩子们给的资助是此消彼长的关系,我就想问下这个此消彼长的关系是怎么看出来的呢?难道说政府给的补贴多了孩子们就会都很开心的减少他们给自己父母的补贴?前提是通货膨胀不考虑,那么孩子们有什么理由去减少给自己父母的补贴呢?如果要认为E正确,我觉得要作出不甚合理的冗余推理。 然后是C,C说购买那些在通货膨胀期间价格上涨的尤其快的商品。价格上涨不等同于通货膨胀,在没有通货膨胀的时候价格也是可以因为很多因素上涨的。通货膨胀期间价格上涨的尤其快这句话,如果按照E是要作出冗余推理的思维,那我是不是也可以说既然通货膨胀期间价格上涨的尤其快,那么说明这些商品的物价总体上来说是上涨的,只不过在通货膨胀是上涨的尤其快罢了。那么现在按照题设不考虑通货膨胀,这些商品的价格还是在上涨,老人们去购买这些涨价的商品,当然有可能造成补贴增加但生活没有改善了。 呃,上面是看过帖子以后的一点拙见,主要想表达E不合理。求给位指点我这样分析行么?
E的意思是这样的 老人的子女通常也补充一些老人收入,但是只是补充到老人收入总额足够老人维持一个舒适的生活。E选项中说明了only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living 比如原来老人养老金收入1000,舒适生活需要2000,那子女就补充1000 现在政府增加养老金收入使得变成了1200, 此时子女仅仅补充800,老人还是只有2000,所以经济状况没有改变
我们来看C选项.They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation他们买在通胀时期涨价快速的商品。 但是原文都说了Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible。所以他们买这些商品时没有关系的