【求助】GWD-28-Q18

trtwarrior

GWD-28-Q18
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65. Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part because ______.

A: They rely entirely on the government pension for their income
B: Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
C: They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation
D: The pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high
E: In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living

想知道问什么选E呢？E是讲的什么意思呢？
没找到解答~呜……难道是这道题太简单了？？
::><::求解答~谢谢DJ了

sbjqbS

这道题目给的答案错了，应该是C，OG12第22题

trtwarrior

哦就是说子女只是补充到能使老人生活维持comfortable那个固定水平？此消彼长？
貌似懂了。。谢谢:）

MarilynR

楼上说错了。
老人的子女通常也补充一些老人收入，但是只是补充到老人收入总额足够老人维持一个舒适的生活。
比如原来老人养老金收入1000，舒适生活需要2000，那子女就补充1000
现在政府增加养老金收入使得变成了1200, 此时子女仅仅补充800，老人还是只有2000,所以经济状况没有改变

gabriel_djh

是说老人还要供养小孩子，增加的退休金就又不够了