If a protected industry has been kept from collapse by government support, then it's the consumer who pays--in the form of higher prices or shoddy goods.
如果一個產業長期受到保護，卻沒有進步，一旦不保護就垮；繼續保護，就是損害消費者利益﹘﹘必須付較高的價錢，或會買到較差的產品，也就等於整個社會都為這個產業付代價。