Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
Many advocate cost-benefit assessment of environmental policies. Although some costs and benefits are already in monetary terms, others, such as effects on the quality of people’s lives, are not. It has been proposed that these costs and benefits be assigned monetary values based on what people say they would pay to avoid or gain them.
However, while this appears to treat everyone’s interests alike, it is biased against the interests of certain groups because
A . cost-benefit analysis as a method of assessing policies was not originally designed to be used to assess environmental policies
B . a small monetary amount has a greater significance for people who have fewer financial resources
C . very few environmental policies provide substantial benefits without significant costs
D . any environmental policy will have costs and benefits that cannot possibly be known in advance
E . no one can expect to live forever or to maintain perfect health, no matter what
environmental policies are in effect
Answer: B