A proposed change to federal income tax laws would eliminate deductions from taxable income for donations ataxpayer has made to charitable and educational institutions. If this change were adopted, wealthy individualswould no longer be permitted such deductions. Therefore, many charitable and educational institutions wouldhave to reduce services, and some would have to close their doors.

The argument above assumes which of the following?

【选项】Without the incentives offered by federal income tax laws, at least some wealthy individuals would not donate as much money to charitable and educational institutions as they otherwise would have.