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Argument: To combat declining retail revenue in the downtown district, city officials plan to eliminate all street-level parking fees. They argue that this will increase the number of shoppers visiting the district, thereby boosting total revenue for local businesses.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
- The city has sufficient alternative sources of funding to cover the budget deficit created by the loss of parking fee revenue.
- Neighboring retail districts have no plans to lower their parking fees in response to the city officials' new policy.
- Retail revenue in the downtown district has declined primarily because of the high cost of parking rather than due to the rise of online shopping.
- Most shoppers who currently visit the downtown district arrive by private vehicle rather than by public transportation.
- The elimination of parking fees will not result in parking spaces being occupied primarily by long-term commuters rather than short-term shoppers.
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