题目
Which of the following most logically completes the passage below?
In Munghuria, the population of retired people receiving government pensions will increase by 5 percent over the next ten years, whereas the population of working people will remain relatively constant. Government pensions are paid for entirely by a special pension tax on workers' incomes . It does not follow that Munghuria will have to increase tax rates on working people , however, since __________.
选项
A.the average government pension in Munghuria increased significantly over the past ten years
B.immigration to Munghuria has remained constant over the past ten years
C.a new tax enforcement policy is expected to lead to a significant decrease in the number of people who do not pay the special pension tax on their income
D.the average number of years during which retired people collect government pensions in Munghuria is expected to rise in the near future
E.retired people in Munghuria who receive government pensions typically pay taxes on any other income they receive aside from their pensions
解析
以下哪项最符合逻辑地完成下面的文段?
在Munghuria,领取政府养老金的退休人口在未来十年将增加5%,而劳动人口将保持相对稳定。政府养老金完全由对劳动者收入征收的一种特殊养老金税来支付。然而,并不能由此得出Munghuria将不得不提高劳动者的税率,因为________。
- **论点**:Munghuria领取养老金的退休人口未来十年增加5%,劳动人口相对稳定,但Munghuria不必提高劳动者税率。
- **论据**:政府养老金靠对劳动者收入的特殊养老金税支付。
- **正确答案方向**:需要找到一个原因来解释为什么在退休人口增加而劳动人口稳定的情况下,不需要提高税率也能维持养老金的支付,即能提供养老金资金其他来源或能减少养老金支出等方面的选项。
- **A选项**:过去十年Munghuria的平均政府养老金显著增加。过去养老金的增加情况与未来是否需要提高税率无关,不能解释为什么未来不用提高税率,排除。
- **B选项**:过去十年Munghuria的移民情况保持稳定。移民情况与养老金税收以及是否需要提高税率之间没有直接关联,无法解释,排除。
- **C选项**:一项新的税收执行政策预计将导致不缴纳特殊养老金税的人数显著减少。这意味着在不提高税率的情况下,能收到的养老金税会增加,从而可以应对退休人口增加带来的养老金支付压力,能够解释为什么不需要提高税率,当选。
- **D选项**:在Munghuria,退休人员领取政府养老金的平均年限预计在不久的将来会上升。这会使得养老金支出增加,反而更需要提高税率来维持,不能解释为什么不用提高税率,排除。
- **E选项**:在Munghuria,领取政府养老金的退休人员通常会为他们除养老金外的任何其他收入纳税。但这些退休人员的其他收入纳税并不能直接说明可以缓解因退休人口增加而带来的养老金支付压力,与是否需要提高劳动者税率无关,排除。
综上,正确答案是C。