The Quota on Imported Sugar Costs U

question 48

Multiple Choice

The quota on imported sugar costs U.S.consumers more than $2 billion annually and protects very few jobs.Why does Congress maintain a sugar quota that protects only a few thousand workers while forcing millions of people to pay higher prices for sugar products?

• A)Most U.S.citizens do not buy sugar products and want to help workers in the sugar industry.
• B)Voters fear that if they oppose the sugar lobby,the lobby may oppose issues that they want Congress to support.
• C)Citizens are not as involved in social and political issues as they used to be.
• D)The per person cost of the sugar quota is too small for many people to lobby Congress to make their views known.