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Can someone explained why D is not accepted. Thanks.
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I see at least 2 reasons why D is wrong.

1) We do not know if the services and welfare benefits are equivalent. The welfare benefits could be monetary instead of services too or they might even be a combination of monetary and services.

2) Even if we assume that the reduction in welfare benefits are the same as the cuts in services mentioned in option D : Option D says that "tax advantage enjoyed by the poor will not be offset by cuts in services" this means that the poor can benefit from the tax cut without losing access to the essential services. Hence this actually strengthens instead of weaking the author's position. Saying "tax advantage enjoyed by the poor will be offset by cuts in services" will be a weakener but not what option D says.
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Can someone explained why D is not accepted. Thanks.
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