A Major Reason Why It Is Difficult to Lower the Barriers

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Multiple Choice

A major reason why it is difficult to lower the barriers to free trade is

• A) that total benefits are less than total costs from free trade.
• B) the uneven distribution of gains and losses from free trade.
• C) the loss of jobs without any gain of jobs from free trade.
• D) the inability to compensate losers from free trade.
• E) that the barriers allow us to compete with cheap foreign labor.

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