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Columnist: A government-owned water utility has received approval to collect an additional charge on water bills and to use that additional revenue to build a dam. A member of the legislature has proposed not building the dam but instead spending the extra money from water bills to build new roads. That proposal is unacceptable.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the columnist’s judgment that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable?
(A) Customers of a utility have a right to know how the money they pay to the utility will be used.
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is approved by the legislature.
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money collected is used for water-related expenditures
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the columnist’s judgment that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable?
(A) Customers of a utility have a right to know how the money they pay to the utility will be used.
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is approved by the legislature.
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money collected is used for water-related expenditures
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(A) Customers of a utility have a right to know how the money they pay to the utility will be used.
No one mentioned to not let the customers know. This is irrelevant
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
This is assuming dam will benefit the entire community but road won't.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
No one mentioned about customer's approval/disapproval. This is irrelevant
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is approved by the legislature.
The columnist is rejecting the proposal. The legislature decision is not under discussion
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money collected is used for water-related expenditures
This makes sense. If charges collected by water utility, should be used only for water related expenditure, then that supports why columnist thinks that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable because he is suggesting to use it for non-water related (road dev) expenditure
No one mentioned to not let the customers know. This is irrelevant
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
This is assuming dam will benefit the entire community but road won't.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
No one mentioned about customer's approval/disapproval. This is irrelevant
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is approved by the legislature.
The columnist is rejecting the proposal. The legislature decision is not under discussion
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money collected is used for water-related expenditures
This makes sense. If charges collected by water utility, should be used only for water related expenditure, then that supports why columnist thinks that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable because he is suggesting to use it for non-water related (road dev) expenditure
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Columnist: A government-owned water utility has received approval to collect
an additional charge on water bills and to use that additional revenue to build a
dam. A member of the legislature has proposed not building the dam but instead
spending the extra money from water bills to build new roads. That proposal is
unacceptable.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the
columnist’s judgment that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable?
(A) Customers of a utility have a right to know how the money they pay to the
utility will be used.
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not
be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that
most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is
approved by the legislature.
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money
collected is used for water-related expenditures
an additional charge on water bills and to use that additional revenue to build a
dam. A member of the legislature has proposed not building the dam but instead
spending the extra money from water bills to build new roads. That proposal is
unacceptable.
Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the
columnist’s judgment that the legislator’s proposal is unacceptable?
(A) Customers of a utility have a right to know how the money they pay to the
utility will be used.
(B) Money designated for projects that benefit an entire community should not
be used for projects that benefit only some members of a community.
(C) An additional charge on water bills should not be used to fund a project that
most of the utility’s customers disapprove of.
(D) An additional charge on water bills should not be imposed unless it is
approved by the legislature.
(E) A water utility should not collect an additional charge unless the money
collected is used for water-related expenditures
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