Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagiadecided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government provided pension paid to all Runagrans over 65. Inflation in the intervening has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. Nevertheless, many of them are on better off financially than they were before the incerase, in large part because____
A. They rely entirely on the governent pension for their income.
B. Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to 3 weeks to cash a pension check.
C. They buy goods those 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 parent, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living. | 
