Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Juggernaut of hypocrisy but with steel tariffs

Rolla ZE · 03-07-2002, 10:39 AM

So you firmly believe that the tariffs will benefit the US?

A tariff placed on imported steel will raise the price of steel in the US.

You want steel protection because the price of steel has been declining. But this has been happening for many years and can mainly be attributed to new technology lowering the cost of production, not from imports.

You believe that the tariffs will protect jobs, but what of the jobs in other industries such as auto, appliances etc. that rely on steel?

The big troubled steel companies have to worry about the domestic competition, not the foreign.

03-07-2002, 10:39 AM	#21
Rolla ZE Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: Sydney, Aus Posts: 49	So you firmly believe that the tariffs will benefit the US? A tariff placed on imported steel will raise the price of steel in the US. You want steel protection because the price of steel has been declining. But this has been happening for many years and can mainly be attributed to new technology lowering the cost of production, not from imports. You believe that the tariffs will protect jobs, but what of the jobs in other industries such as auto, appliances etc. that rely on steel? The big troubled steel companies have to worry about the domestic competition, not the foreign.