The Quota on Imported Sugar Costs U

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.