127. Small-business groups are lobbying to defeat proposed federal legislation that would
substantially raise the federal minimum wage. This opposition is surprising since the
legislation they oppose would, for the first time, exempt all small businesses from paying any
minimum wage.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain the opposition of small-business groups to
the proposed legislation?
(A) Under the current federal minimum-wage law, most small businesses are required to pay
no less than the minimum wage to their employees.
(B) In order to attract workers, small companies must match the wages offered by their
larger competitors, and these competitors would not be exempt under the proposed
laws.
(C) The exact number of companies that are currently required to pay no less than the
minimum wage but that would be exempt under the proposed laws is unknown.
(D) Some states have set their own minimum wages---in some cases, quite a bit above the
level of the minimum wage mandated by current federal law---for certain key industries.
(E) Service companies make up the majority of small businesses and they generally employ
more employees per dollar of revenues than do retail or manufacturing businesses.
答案是B，我知道B是正确的，但是不清楚D错在哪里？ [em06] | 
