問題詳情

Lotteries are frequently sold as a way both to raise revenues for state governments and, atthe same time, potentially terminates illegal numbers games. Many states seeing lottery moneyas “painless taxation” believe that the lottery is now “the predominant new revenue source forstate government,” according to the National Conference of State Legislators. These statesalso make the rather tortured argument that “people are going to gamble anyway, so better forthe state to get the money than organized crime.” This claim is money-grubbing in disguise.As Nelson Rose, professor of law at Whittier College, notes: “If making money is the goal,why doesn’t the state own restaurants, or open its own brothel?”
38. Which of the following is most likely to be the author’s implicit attitude toward lotterybusiness?
(A) It is legitimate for state governments to determine how to tax businesses, albeit withcertain ethical concerns.
(B) State governments should not rely on lottery business as a revenue source.
(C) Since managing lottery business makes state taxation policy more flexible, stategovernments should be allowed to do so.
(D) When it comes to the increment of state revenues, all means are justifiable.

參考答案

答案：B
難度：困難0.269231
統計：A(8),B(7),C(7),D(0),E(0)

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