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The Alphatown city council is looking to increase revenues. They decide to reduce the sales tax, since lowering the tax will give consumers an incentive to increase purchases.
Which of the following, if true, is the best argument against the council's plan?
(A) Voters are strongly in favor of the decrease in the sales tax.
(B) Betaville lowered taxes and experienced an increase in expenditures.
(C) The only shopping mall in Alphatown has recently closed.
(D) The mayor has threatened to veto the tax reduction.
(E) The city council is up for re-election this year.
Which of the following, if true, is the best argument against the council's plan?
(A) Voters are strongly in favor of the decrease in the sales tax.
(B) Betaville lowered taxes and experienced an increase in expenditures.
(C) The only shopping mall in Alphatown has recently closed.
(D) The mayor has threatened to veto the tax reduction.
(E) The city council is up for re-election this year.
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The Alphatown city council is looking to increase revenues. They decide to reduce the sales tax, since lowering the tax will give consumers an incentive to increase purchases.
Which of the following, if true, is the best argument against the council's plan?
(A) Voters are strongly in favor of the decrease in the sales tax.
(B) Betaville lowered taxes and experienced an increase in expenditures.
(C) The only shopping mall in Alphatown has recently closed.
(D) The mayor has threatened to veto the tax reduction.
(E) The city council is up for re-election this year.
Which of the following, if true, is the best argument against the council's plan?
(A) Voters are strongly in favor of the decrease in the sales tax.
(B) Betaville lowered taxes and experienced an increase in expenditures.
(C) The only shopping mall in Alphatown has recently closed.
(D) The mayor has threatened to veto the tax reduction.
(E) The city council is up for re-election this year.
A town is deciding to lower sales tax so that people will increase their purchases which they currently might not be doing because of high sales tax.
Though c not a good answer choice but it best among the other choices.
It requires an assumption that closing of mall will not be offset by other small shops.
