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Editorial:
unemployment, the government proposes to supplement the income of those who accept
jobs that pay less than government assistance, thus enabling employers to hire workers
cheaply. However, the supplement will not raise any workerâ€™s income above what
government assistance would provide if he or she were not gainfully employed.
Therefore, unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would
entitle them to the supplement.

Which of the following, if true about Ledland, most seriously weakens the argument of
the editorial?

A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed
individuals and their families.

B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer
must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently
has.

C. People who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs
than job seekers who are unemployed.

D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less
than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level.

E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy
the work.

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There is no OA for this question. I will post my answer for this question. Thanks

Q30:
Editorial:
unemployment, the government proposes to supplement the income of those who accept
jobs that pay less than government assistance, thus enabling employers to hire workers
cheaply. However, the supplement will not raise any workerâ€™s income above what
government assistance would provide if he or she were not gainfully employed.
Therefore, unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would
entitle them to the supplement.

Which of the following, if true about Ledland, most seriously weakens the argument of
the editorial?

A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed
individuals and their families.

B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer
must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently
has.

C. People who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs
than job seekers who are unemployed.

D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less
than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level.

E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy
the work.

Question Type: Weakening question
Conclusion: The unemployed people do not have any financial incentive to accept jobs.
Premise1: The unemployed people receive government assistance.
Premise1: The employed people with low income plus government supplement will not exceed the government assistance. Let us do a math:

The government assistance = $50 The income =$30
Thus, the supplement= 50-20=$30 In order to weakening this argument, let us attack the conclusion. If we can prove that the unemployed people DO have financial incentive to accept jobs it will break the conclusion. Let us take a look at the choices: A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed individuals and their families. Taxes will not create any incentive for employment. Out of scope B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently has. Low wage creates no incentive for employnment-Strengths the conclusion C. People who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs than job seekers who are unemployed. If people take low income job, they will get a high income job later. Thus, there is a financial incentive of taking low income jobs. weakens the conclusion. Answer. D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level. This satement will strengths the conclusion because the supplement is higher than the low income. E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy the work.The word â€˜sometimesâ€™ does not give a definite conclusion. Senior Manager Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 281 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 21 [0], given: 0 Re: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government [#permalink] ### Show Tags 25 Dec 2006, 11:50 C it is. C creates a financial incentive for unemployed to be employed and earn more in new job _________________ AimHigher Director Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 591 Location: Kuwait Followers: 14 Kudos [?]: 228 [0], given: 0 Re: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government [#permalink] ### Show Tags 25 Dec 2006, 12:02 I got stuck between A and C how come paying less taxes is not a financial incentive ? SVP Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 1559 Location: Ann Arbor Schools: Ross '10 Followers: 13 Kudos [?]: 179 [0], given: 1 Re: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government [#permalink] ### Show Tags 25 Dec 2006, 12:10 Mishari wrote: I got stuck between A and C how come paying less taxes is not a financial incentive ? Yes, not payin taxes is indeed beneficial. A indicates that people are better off without taking up lower paying jobs because they will have to pay taxes on their salaries. This is in agreement with the editorial, thus strengthening it. We need to weaken the editorial. C does that. _________________ My Profile/GMAT/MBA Story http://www.gmatclub.com/forum/111-t59345 GMAT Club Premium Membership - big benefits and savings Director Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 591 Location: Kuwait Followers: 14 Kudos [?]: 228 [0], given: 0 Re: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government [#permalink] ### Show Tags 25 Dec 2006, 12:17 Duh ! what's wrong with me ? thanks ncprasad Senior Manager Joined: 24 Nov 2006 Posts: 350 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 17 [0], given: 0 Re: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government [#permalink] ### Show Tags 01 Jan 2007, 14:37 Good analysis, ttanvir. Just one thing: if gov assistance is 50 and income is 30, shouldnÂ´t the supplement be 20? ttanvir wrote: Hi All: There is no OA for this question. I will post my answer for this question. Thanks Q30: Editorial: In Ledland, unemployed adults receive government assistance. To reduce unemployment, the government proposes to supplement the income of those who accept jobs that pay less than government assistance, thus enabling employers to hire workers cheaply. However, the supplement will not raise any workerâ€™s income above what government assistance would provide if he or she were not gainfully employed. Therefore, unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would entitle them to the supplement. Which of the following, if true about Ledland, most seriously weakens the argument of the editorial? A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed individuals and their families. B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently has. C. People who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs than job seekers who are unemployed. D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level. E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy the work. Answer: Question Type: Weakening question Conclusion: The unemployed people do not have any financial incentive to accept jobs. Premise1: The unemployed people receive government assistance. Premise1: The employed people with low income plus government supplement will not exceed the government assistance. Let us do a math: The government assistance =$50
The income = $30 Thus, the supplement= 50-20=$30

In order to weakening this argument, let us attack the conclusion. If we can prove that the unemployed people DO have financial incentive to accept jobs it will break the conclusion. Let us take a look at the choices:

A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed
individuals and their families. Taxes will not create any incentive for employment. Out of scope

B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer
must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently
has. Low wage creates no incentive for employnment-Strengths the conclusion

C. People who are employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs
than job seekers who are unemployed. If people take low income job, they will get a high income job later. Thus, there is a financial incentive of taking low income jobs. weakens the conclusion. Answer.

D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less
than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level. This satement will strengths the conclusion because the supplement is higher than the low income.

E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy
the work.The word â€˜sometimesâ€™ does not give a definite conclusion.
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03 Jan 2007, 21:48
C after reading thorugh the killer explaination by ttanvir.
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04 Jan 2007, 04:08
C...

The financial incentive is that they will be able to get a better paying job later. It's the only choice that weakens the argument that "unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would
entitle them to the supplement".
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22 May 2008, 13:47
Yeah C can be an incentive and can go against the editorial's conclusion!
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22 May 2008, 17:35
I'm going with C
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22 May 2008, 21:08
C it is - that weakens the argument
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22 May 2008, 21:14
C as it weakens the argument by stating obvious financial incentives.
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Editorial:
unemployment, the government proposes to supplement the income of those who accept
jobs that pay less than government assistance, thus enabling employers to hire workers
cheaply. However, the supplement will not raise any workerâ€™s income above what
government assistance would provide if he or she were not gainfully employed.
Therefore, unemployed people will have no financial incentive to accept jobs that would
entitle them to the supplement.

Which of the following, if true about Ledland, most seriously weakens the argument of
the editorial?

A. The government collects no taxes on assistance it provides to unemployed
individuals and their families.

B. Neighboring countries with laws that mandate the minimum wage an employer
must pay an employee have higher unemployment rates than Ledland currently
has.

C. People who are currently employed and look for a new job tend to get higher-paying jobs
than job seekers who are unemployed.

D. The yearly amount unemployed people receive from government assistance is less
than the yearly income that the government defines as the poverty level.

E. People sometimes accept jobs that pay relatively little simply because they enjoy
the work.

the question is from gmat prep exam pack.
option c has "currently" missing from it.
is option C still correct. As it talks about currently employed adults whereas we are concerned with unemployed adults.
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Dear Shyam,

Adding "currently" would defeat the purpose of this choice. It's actually meant to indicate that currently unemployed people may want to take up lower-paying jobs because doing so would increase their chances of switching to a better-paying job.

Let me elaborate a bit on this. Let's say Sheila is unemployed and gets $50 a week from the government. If she takes up job#1, which would pay her$40 per week (+$10/week from the government), she would then belong to the category of people who are employed and have a good chance of switching to a higher-paying job. So she could, for example, apply for job#2, which would pay her$60 per week. She'd be eligible for this hike since she'd already be employed at job#1. If she were unemployed and applying for job#2, she may not be offered \$60 per week. So, as an unemployed person, she does actually have a financial incentive to apply for job#1 because it would give her the opportunity to apply for a higher-paying job, an opportunity she wouldn't have if she were unemployed.

I hope this helps!

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