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31 Dec 2021, 02:30
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Governor Kipling, in responding to reports that many of his constituents were calling for his ouster, told reporters: "My critics charge me with drastically exacerbating our state's unemployment problems. By raising corporate taxes, they claim, I single-handedly forced many labor-intensive industries to move out of the state. What they fail to realize, however, is that my purpose in increasing the corporate income tax was to raise revenues to fund a statewide jobs program. The remarks I made two years ago before the legislature would bear me out if my detractors could hold their tongues long enough to read the Official Journal. But they prefer to persecute me for wanting to create jobs and ease our state's economic woes."
Which of the following, if true, would be the best counter to the Governor's argument?
(A) There is no guarantee that a statewide jobs program would be effective in reducing unemployment.
(B) The number of jobs created by a statewide jobs program would not offset the number of jobs lost as a result of the tax hike.
(C) The Governor's constituents want to oust him because of the effects, not the intent, of the tax hike.
(D) The Governor's claim about the intent of his tax hike is impossible to verify.
(E) Raising taxes is not an effective way of creating jobs in industry.
Which of the following, if true, would be the best counter to the Governor's argument?
(A) There is no guarantee that a statewide jobs program would be effective in reducing unemployment.
(B) The number of jobs created by a statewide jobs program would not offset the number of jobs lost as a result of the tax hike.
(C) The Governor's constituents want to oust him because of the effects, not the intent, of the tax hike.
(D) The Governor's claim about the intent of his tax hike is impossible to verify.
(E) Raising taxes is not an effective way of creating jobs in industry.
01 Jan 2022, 08:31
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The stem is twice as long as it needs to be, but if you read it carefully, you'll see the Governor talks only about his intentions -- he talks about "my purpose", then says his earlier remarks "would bear me out", which means those remarks would confirm what he said in the previous sentence about his "purpose", and finally he closes by talking about "wanting" to create jobs. So the governor is saying his intentions were good, and his critics are saying the effects are bad, and C is the right answer.
Answers A and especially B are tempting here, but notice that the Governor never once says that he is trying to reduce unemployment, or that he is trying to create more jobs than would be lost. He just wants to "raise revenues" to "create jobs and ease our state's economic woes". He might achieve that goal by losing a few jobs overall, but by creating a lot of new very high-paying jobs, for example. So answers A and B aren't responses to the actual argument the Governor makes.
Answers A and especially B are tempting here, but notice that the Governor never once says that he is trying to reduce unemployment, or that he is trying to create more jobs than would be lost. He just wants to "raise revenues" to "create jobs and ease our state's economic woes". He might achieve that goal by losing a few jobs overall, but by creating a lot of new very high-paying jobs, for example. So answers A and B aren't responses to the actual argument the Governor makes.
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31 Dec 2021, 19:43
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Governor Kipling, in responding to reports that many of his constituents were calling for his ouster, told reporters: "My critics charge me with drastically exacerbating our state's unemployment problems. By raising corporate taxes, they claim, I single-handedly forced many labor-intensive industries to move out of the state. What they fail to realize, however, is that my purpose in increasing the corporate income tax was to raise revenues to fund a statewide jobs program. The remarks I made two years ago before the legislature would bear me out if my detractors could hold their tongues long enough to read the Official Journal. But they prefer to persecute me for wanting to create jobs and ease our state's economic woes."
Which of the following, if true, would be the best counter to the Governor's argument?
(A) There is no guarantee that a statewide jobs program would be effective in reducing unemployment.
rejet: yes no guarantee . he is trying.
(B) The number of jobs created by a statewide jobs program [color=#00a651]would not offset the number of jobs lost as a result of the tax hike.
This seems better choice[/color]
(C) The Governor's constituents want to oust him because of the effects, not the intent, of the tax hike.
reject: true . but do we know effects for now?
(D) The Governor's claim about the intent of his tax hike is impossible to verify.
Reject: not a good claim to counterattack
(E) Raising taxes is not an effective way of creating jobs in industry.
reject : not an effective way but maybe a way
not a good claim to counterattack
Is it B the correct answer?
Which of the following, if true, would be the best counter to the Governor's argument?
(A) There is no guarantee that a statewide jobs program would be effective in reducing unemployment.
rejet: yes no guarantee . he is trying.
(B) The number of jobs created by a statewide jobs program [color=#00a651]would not offset the number of jobs lost as a result of the tax hike.
This seems better choice[/color]
(C) The Governor's constituents want to oust him because of the effects, not the intent, of the tax hike.
reject: true . but do we know effects for now?
(D) The Governor's claim about the intent of his tax hike is impossible to verify.
Reject: not a good claim to counterattack
(E) Raising taxes is not an effective way of creating jobs in industry.
reject : not an effective way but maybe a way
not a good claim to counterattack
Is it B the correct answer?
