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周四 12月2日
TOPIC: ARGUMENT10 - The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper.

"The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years ago. During this same time period, however, the price of milk at the local Excello Food Market has increased from $1.50 to over $3.00 per gallon. To prevent farmers from continuing to receive excessive profits on an apparently increased supply of milk, the Batavia government should begin to regulate retail milk prices. Such regulation is necessary to ensure both lower prices and an adequate supply of milk for consumers."

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1.the number of dairy farms increassed 不代表the quantity of milk increased.很可能多出来的牛奶没有作为零售 而用来做奶制品了。therefore，there is no proof to claim that farmers receive excessive profits on an apparently increased supply of milk
2.the arguer did not take 通货膨胀 into considerition. it is entirely possible that even the price of milk has increased , the farmers still get the same even lower profit from milk
3.regulate retail milk prices 不一定能 ensure both lower prices and an adequate supply of milk . there are other aspects to influence on the price of milk.

zhangwanyingUID: 2775533

TOPIC: ARGUMENT10 - The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper.

"The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years ago. During this same time period, however, the price of milk at the local Excello Food Market has increased from $1.50 to over $3.00 per gallon. To prevent farmers from continuing to receive excessive profits on an apparently increased supply of milk, the Batavia government should begin to regulate retail milk prices. Such regulation is necessary to ensure both lower prices and an adequate supply of milk for consumers."

购买力：perchasing power
通胀：inflation
（1）The mere fact the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was ten years ago is insufficient evidence for an apparently increaseed supply of milk. The author fails to take into account other possibilities that should ont be ignored. 可能最近十年来Batavia人口大幅增长；可能农场越来越多的原奶raw milk are made into other dairies such as cheese and milk powder rather than drinkable milk; 可能越来越多的dairies are exported.

(2)No sufficient evidence are provided to show that the farmers are receiving excessive profits. The economic conditions of Batavia and dairy industry are needed to be considered. Perhaps the perchasing power of the citizens in Batavia has been decreased in the past ten years due to inflation: or perhaps the cultivation of milk cows and production of dairies cost much more than ten years ago, therefore the farmers have to sell their milk at a higher price.

(3)缺乏全面的统计数据和经济规划project就进行价格控制可能会导致经济混乱ecnomic dislocation，损害农民利益，伤害奶业。