do this?

The chapter answers this question by discussing the influence special interest groups have on economic policy. The

steelworkers union, whose members make tires, saw increasingly more members lose their jobs as U.S. consumers

consumed increasingly more cheap Chinese tires. By definition, this union is relatively small but well organized,

especially compared to tire consumers. It stands to gain much for each of its members, compared to what each tire

consumer may have to give up in terms of higher prices. Thus, the steelworkers union (joined by domestic tire

manufacturers) has not only the means but the incentive to lobby economic policymakers and lawmakers. Given

that U.S. tire consumers are a large and unorganized group, if they even are a group, it is unlikely they will lobby

against higher tire tariffs. In the end, lawmakers tend to listen to those who lobby them, even though the results

make for bad economic policy.
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