[mr_toad]

This is the case with nearly all trade restrictions. It benefits some at a cost to a great many others. The people who benefit most, disproportionately so, are business owners, which is why you see so much lobbying for trade restrictions.

[henvic]

Exactly. If you don’t know, you might want to look up Economic Sophisms by Frédéric Bastiat.

In particular, The Candlemakers’ Petition https://fee.org/articles/the-candlemakers-petition/

More:

https://cdn.mises.org/The%20Bastiat%20Collection_4.pdf