TheElkCity garbage dumps are so full thatElkCity has been forced to pay a large sum toCaribouCity to accept much ofElkCity’s garbage. TheElkCity mayor has proposed paying for this garbage relocation by imposing a tax on manufacturing businesses inELkCity. MegaCorp, the largest manufacturing business in the area, protests that this tax is unfair because businesses should not have to pay for a garbage problem that has been created by homeowners.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens MegaCorp’s argument A、MegaCorp already pays more than $10,000 per year in taxes and fees toElkCity. B、MegaCorp employs more than 60 percent of the employed residents ofElkCity. C、A、recycling program would address the garbage problem more effectively by reducing the overall quantity of waste. D、MegaCorp’s manufacturing processes produce more than 90 percent of the total waste that goes intoElkCity’s garbage dumps. E、CaribouCity is happy to receive the extra garbage because the fees it collects fromElkCity have helped to address a shortfall in education funding.