A columnist for bloomberg.com offered the following observation about economic legislation: “History shows that concentrated opposition beats diffuse support every time.” a. Briefly explain what this...

A columnist for bloomberg.com offered the following

observation about economic legislation: “History shows

that concentrated opposition beats diffuse support every

time.”

a. Briefly explain what this columnist means.

b. Does his observation apply to tariffs? Briefly explain.

Source: Peter Coy, “Show Us Your Tax Reforms,” bloomberg.com,

March 30, 2017.