In February 2018, President Trump pledged to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and a 10% tariff aluminum imports into the U.S. A tariff is a tax on imports or exports between countries. The proposed tariffs would increase the cost of aluminum and steel imports into the United States. In promoting the plan, Trump predicted that the tariffs would revive the U.S. steel and aluminum industries which were heavily concentrated in the industrial Midwest. Supporters of the tariffs argue that U.S. steel and aluminum manufacturers have been wiped out due to low-cost competition from foreign manufa…
Read more38% Yes |
62% No |
31% Yes |
51% No |
4% Yes, this will help create and save more jobs |
8% No, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers |
3% Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long |
3% No, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products |
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@8GN4YCZ4yrs4Y
There are negatives to each side, free trade could induce monopolies for small businesses in the U.S. however, to high of tariffs prevent needed resources from coming into the country. I am currently okay with where we are.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, but only to induce revenue, not to protect industries
@8JCJLWV4yrs4Y
If so it would need to be for security reasons, and a *lot* of careful thought would need to be put into potential unintended consequences. For example, such action may hurt businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products
@9C5KXGM11mos11MO
Yes, but only if other countries are taking advantage of the country.
@98325PG1yr1Y
Tariffs are a useful tool but must be implemented intelligently and applied after considering the specific conditions of the industry in question as well as the geopolitics that are related.
@977H4BM1yr1Y
Depends on the product(s)
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