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According to the Institute for International Economics, trade barriers cost American consumers $80 billion a year or more than $1,200 per family.

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Walter E. Williams
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 31
Died: 2020
Died: December 1
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Economist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Walter Williams
Walter Edward Williams
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