Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property  <b> In place of this system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city  </b> Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes  The critics are correct on this point  Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca' s schools  <b> Several large retailers have selected Aroca City as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of shoppers from neighboring municipalities, </b> where sales are taxed at rates of six percent and more
In consequence, retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially
The first presents a plan that the argument seeks to defend against a certain criticism; the second gives part of the basis for that criticism.