Stim: Fares on the city-run public buses in Greenville are
subsidized by city tax revenues, but among the
beneficiaries of the low fares are many people who
commute from outside the city to jobs in Greenville.
Some city councillors argue that city taxes should be
used primarily to benefit the people who pay them,
and therefore that bus fares should be raised enough
to cover the cost of the service.
Premise #1
Residents of the city of Greenville subsidies the city-run public buses through their taxes, but among the beneficiaries of the low fares are many people who commute from outside the city to jobs in Greenville.
Premise #2
City taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits.
Conclusion
Therefore that bus fares should be raised enough to cover the cost of the service.
Method of Reasoning: Based on the assumption that only those who are city residents are city taxpayers, and the premise that city taxes should be used primarily to benefit taxpayers, concludes that bus fares should be raised, because some people are not residents of the city and benefit from tax subsidies fares.
Each of the following, if true, would weaken the
argument advanced by the city councillors
EXCEPT:
(A) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(B) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(C) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(D) Raising bus fares would actually lower taxes, so this would be a win --strengthen
(E) calls out an invalid assumption that only those who are city residents are city taxpayers, since everyone working above minimum wage in that city, including non-resident commuters, are city taxpayers. -- weaken
Context: fares are subsidized by the city through taxes. People who commute from outside the city are a group that benefits from the subsidies.
Premise: taxes should be used to benefit only those who pay them
Conclusion: bus fares should be raised
A) negative consequence of higher fares. Business relocation. Bad.
B) negative consequence of higher fares. More driving. More pollution. Bad.
C) negative consequence of higher fares. These people can't pay taxes. They'd suffer as a result. Bad.
D) irrelevant. Who cares if voters are opposed to it? What are they going to do about it?
E) people who work in Greenville already pay taxes. This would include that group of people who commute into the city as they work in the city. Therefore, they deserve to receive the benefit of the tax subsidized fares. This one goes after the premise. If everyone pays taxes, then how are you going to make it so that taxes benefit only those who pay them? Bad.
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(A)Many businesses whose presence in the city is
beneficial to the city's taxpayers would
relocate outside the city if public-transit fares
were more expensive.
(B)By providing commuters with economic
incentives to drive to work, higher transit
fares would worsen air pollution in Greenville
and increase the cost of maintaining the city
streets
(C)Increasing transit fares would disadvantage
those residents of the city whose low incomes
make them exempt from city taxes, and all
city councillors agree that these residents
should be able to take advantage of city-run
services.
(D)Voters in the city, many of whom benefit from
the low transit fares, are strongly opposed to
increasing local taxes.
(E)People who work in Greenville and earn wages
above the nationally mandated minimum all
pay the city wage tax of 5 percent.
Stim: Fares on the city-run public buses in Greenville are
subsidized by city tax revenues, but among the
beneficiaries of the low fares are many people who
commute from outside the city to jobs in Greenville.
Some city councillors argue that city taxes should be
used primarily to benefit the people who pay them,
and therefore that bus fares should be raised enough
to cover the cost of the service.
Premise #1
Residents of the city of Greenville subsidies the city-run public buses through their taxes, but among the beneficiaries of the low fares are many people who commute from outside the city to jobs in Greenville.
Premise #2
City taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits.
Conclusion
Therefore that bus fares should be raised enough to cover the cost of the service.
Method of Reasoning: Based on the assumption that only those who are city residents are city taxpayers, and the premise that city taxes should be used primarily to benefit taxpayers, concludes that bus fares should be raised, because some people are not residents of the city and benefit from tax subsidies fares.
Each of the following, if true, would weaken the
argument advanced by the city councillors
EXCEPT:
(A) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(B) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(C) if this was an added premise, it would violate the argument's central principle (i.e., city taxes should be used primarily to benefit those who paid for such benefits). -- weaken
(D) Raising bus fares would actually lower taxes, so this would be a win --strengthen
(E) calls out an invalid assumption that only those who are city residents are city taxpayers, since everyone working above minimum wage in that city, including non-resident commuters, are city taxpayers. -- weaken
Context: fares are subsidized by the city through taxes. People who commute from outside the city are a group that benefits from the subsidies.
Premise: taxes should be used to benefit only those who pay them
Conclusion: bus fares should be raised
A) negative consequence of higher fares. Business relocation. Bad.
B) negative consequence of higher fares. More driving. More pollution. Bad.
C) negative consequence of higher fares. These people can't pay taxes. They'd suffer as a result. Bad.
D) irrelevant. Who cares if voters are opposed to it? What are they going to do about it?
E) people who work in Greenville already pay taxes. This would include that group of people who commute into the city as they work in the city. Therefore, they deserve to receive the benefit of the tax subsidized fares. This one goes after the premise. If everyone pays taxes, then how are you going to make it so that taxes benefit only those who pay them? Bad.
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