178. Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.

(A) younger and the older people

(B) younger people and the older

(C) the younger and the older people

(D) younger and older people（D）

(E) people who are younger and those who are older

答案是D，请问C为什么不可以，the people这样的用法不行么

我觉得C的问题是

(C) the younger and the older people

(C) the younger and the older people

(D) younger and older people

C表达的是the younger和the older people两个人群并列

D是两个形容词younger/older并列