资料：Itseemssimpleenough.Takealltheline-formingandpaper-fillingbusyworkofthegovernment,andputitallupontheInternet.Now,inordertoreportapot-hole,payyourpropertytax,complaintoanofficialorcastavote,justlogonandhitafewbuttons.Goodbyebureaucracy,helloe-cracy? However,theshifttoe-governmentisturningintoonegiantpainintheneck—technologyisn'ttheproblem,moneyis.TheGartnerGroupestimatedthatprojectspendingfore-governmentwillgrowfrom$6.5billionin2010tomorethan$16.8billionby2025.Thecostworldwideoverthenext15years,however,isthoughtbysometoreachorevenexceed$600billion. Citizensareoftwominds—theyliketheconvenienceandflexibilityofe-government,buttheyhaveshownnogreatinterestincoughingupextrataxdollarsforthispurpose.E-governmentisturningouttobemuchmoreexpensivethanitsearlychampionsenvisioned.Justbecausethatastate'sdepartmentofmotorvehiclesallowsonlineautoregistrationdoesn'tmeanitcanshutdownitsphysicalstations.ThecostofcreatingandmaintaininganInternetpresencemustbeaddedtotheexistingcoststructure. Whysoexpensive?It'scheapenoughforaregionalforestservicetoputupafirealertwebsite.Butmountingacomprehensivesystemofinputsandoutputsthatmirrorsandinsomeinstancessupersedesoff-linegovernmentstructuresisamammothexpenditure,conductedwithlittleassurancethatemergingtechnologicalstandardswon'tleaveyoureffortinthedust. Ifthissoundseerilysimilartotheconfidencewalldot-combusinessespiledintolastyear,goodforyou,becauseit’sthesamewall,thewallofreality,wheremoneyisstillmoney,andbecauseathingisvirtualdoesn’tmeanit’sfree.Itisareallybigproblem.Weallknowitisgoingtocostatonofmoney,butnooneknowswheretogoforthemoney. What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningastate’sdepartmentofmotorvehicles?
A.To show that e-government will add new costs. B.To show that the e-government is useless in some cases. C.To show that physical stations are not functioning well. D.To show that the e-government will replace physical stations.正确答案A
