The city’s public transportation system should be removed from the jurisdiction of the municipal government, which finds it politically impossible either to raise fares or to institute cost-saving reductions in service. If public transportation were handled by a private firm, profits would be vigorously pursued, thereby eliminating the necessity for covering operating costs with government funds.

The statements above best support the conclusion that

(A) the private firms that would handle public transportation would have experience in the transportation industry

(B) political considerations would not prevent private firms from ensuring that revenues cover operating costs

(C) private firms would receive government funding if it were needed to cover operating costs

(D) the public would approve the cost-cutting actions taken by the private firm

(E) the municipal government would not be resigned to accumulating merely enough income to cover costs

答案选B，问题1是文章中画线部分(thereby之后)具体意思能否解释一下；问题2是B选项中的political consideration能否解释一下，谢谢各位牛牛

1.由此可以消除使用政府资金资付操作费用的需要.

2.处于政治上的考虑.

感谢。那题干的逻辑链是否如下？

1.政府出于政治上考虑不可能提高票价或者减少服务运营支出-->政府应该退出公共交通的管辖.

2.私人企业掌握公共交通-->追求利润-->不可能去用政府资金覆盖运营成本.

这个逻辑链和答案：政治上的考虑将不会阻止私人企业去追求收入覆盖成本又有什么关系呢？如果是用公共元素直推，那大家不觉得在逻辑链1和逻辑链2之间是一个跳跃？