A new regulation proposed by the city council would ban all corporate sponsorships and commercial advertisements from the city’s public parks. In particular, local tech companies would no longer be permitted to place their logos on playground equipment or sponsor community sports leagues. Therefore, the city's parks department will be forced to eliminate several free recreational programs for children.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. Local tech companies are the only corporations that currently sponsor community sports leagues in the city’s public parks.
B. Without the brand visibility provided by advertisements and logos, at least some corporations would not fund park programs to the same extent as they currently do.
B. Most citizens are satisfied with the current variety of free recreational programs offered by the parks department.
D. The city council's primary motivation for the ban is to reduce the amount of commercial influence on young children.
E. The parks department cannot easily secure alternative funding from state or federal government grants to cover the deficit.