Plan : A provincial government plans to raise the gasoline tax to give people an incentive to drive less, reducing traffic congestion in the long term.
(A) The revenue from the tax will be used to make public transportation a viable means of transportation to jobs and stores for far more people.- This definitely supports the plan to reduce traffic congestion in the long term. People will still use private transport, i.e., cars for their usual requirements in the short-term, despite the increase in the price of gasoline. However, in the long-term, making public transportation more viable can (but need not) reduce the congestion.Keep
(B) The tax will encourage many residents to switch to more fuel-efficient cars, reducing air pollution and otherproblems. - Even if the residents use more-fuel efficient cars by-passing thereby bypassing paying gasoline tax, the congestion would still remain. This weakens the support for the governments plan.Drop
(C) Because gasoline
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(A) The revenue from the tax will be used to make public transportation a viable means of transportation to jobs and stores for far more people.- This definitely supports the plan to reduce traffic congestion in the long term. People will still use private transport, i.e., cars for their usual requirements in the short-term, despite the increase in the price of gasoline. However, in the long-term, making public transportation more viable can (but need not) reduce the congestion.Keep
(B) The tax will encourage many residents to switch to more fuel-efficient cars, reducing air pollution and otherproblems. - Even if the residents use more-fuel efficient cars by-passing thereby bypassing paying gasoline tax, the congestion would still remain. This weakens the support for the governments plan.Drop
(C) Because gasoline
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