The removal of tariffs is often not enough to outweigh the costs imposed by non-tariff barriers, keeping prices higher.

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Con: Other barriers to trade are being dismantled already. This is especially due to new technologies that have diminished the costs of transportation, like 3D printing and artificial intelligence.

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Pro: Modern free trade agreements are often filled with an increasing amount of protectionist rules, which limit free trade in key sectors.

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Pro: The US gives heavy subsidies to their farming industries, which acts as a non-tariff barrier against foreign agricultural imports.

Is more trade always beneficial for countries?

The removal of tariffs is often not enough to outweigh the costs imposed by non-tariff barriers, keeping prices higher.

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Modern free trade agreements are often filled with an increasing amount of protectionist rules, which limit free trade in key sectors.

The US gives heavy subsidies to their farming industries, which acts as a non-tariff barrier against foreign agricultural imports.

Other barriers to trade are being dismantled already. This is especially due to new technologies that have diminished the costs of transportation, like 3D printing and artificial intelligence.

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The removal of tariffs is often not enough to outweigh the costs imposed by non-tariff barriers, keeping prices higher.

Pro claim 1

Modern free trade agreements are often filled with an increasing amount of protectionist rules, which limit free trade in key sectors.

Pro claim 2

The US gives heavy subsidies to their farming industries, which acts as a non-tariff barrier against foreign agricultural imports.

Con claim 1

Other barriers to trade are being dismantled already. This is especially due to new technologies that have diminished the costs of transportation, like 3D printing and artificial intelligence.