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.
@97G3JRQ1yr1Y
Should be dependent on the product and if it’s readily available in the US or capable of being produced here for a reasonable price
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EV sales are still growing, but not as quickly as the administration hoped and more slowly than in many other advanced economies. Inventories have continued to pile up: Despite $2 billion in dealer discounts and generous federal tax credits, stocks of unsold EVs grew by more than 200% in the first quarter. Ford Motor Co., facing heavy losses on EVs, recently said it will shift its efforts from battery-powered models to hybrids and new gas-fueled models.Drivers in the US are accustomed to much cheaper gasoline than Europeans. They’ve learned to like big vehicles and expect to be able to drive them great distances. With current technology, this puts EVs at a serious disadvantage. The Biden administration’s subsidy-first approach falls short. Making EVs cheaper doesn’t make owning and driving a gas-powered vehicle any more expensive, which blunts the policy’s effect. The conspicuously slow rollout of charging stations has added to the “range anxiety” that preoccupies many potential buyers. Complaints that EVs are less reliable than promised and more expensive to repair and insure have also made them a hard sell.Biden’s focus on creating “good jobs” at home in EV and battery manufacturing now poses a further risk — that the administration will try to put things right by raising tariffs and tightening restrictions on imports
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The US and the UK have launched a crackdown on trades in Russian metals, in a move designed to limit Moscow’s export revenue and restrict its ability to fund the war in Ukraine.The action, announced by the two countries on Friday, marks an aggressive effort by the allies to damage Russia’s income — but could disrupt trading at exchanges including the London Metal Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.“Our new prohibitions on key metals, in co-ordination with our partners in the United Kingdom, will continue to target the revenue Russia can earn to continue its brutal war against Ukraine,” said Janet Yellen, the US Treasury secretary.She added that the US and UK were “taking this action in a targeted and responsible manner” in order to protect “our partners and allies from unwanted spillover effects”.The action will affect trade in aluminium, nickel and copper. Officials said Russia had made $40bn from sales of the metals over the past two years, while it has been fighting in Ukraine.Russia supplies about 6 per cent of the world’s aluminium, 5 per cent of nickel and 4 per cent of copper, according to CRU Group, a consultancy.The US and UK have placed sanctions on several Russian metals producers already but the move on Friday is the first time that it has placed a blanket ban on certain Russian minerals trading on the world’s largest metals exchanges.
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Imported Chinese cars already make up 20% of Mexican auto sales, and Chinese sales are growing rapidly after the Mexican government suspended tariffs on EVs through September. But the real prize for Chinese companies is to the north—last year, almost 12 times as many light vehicles were sold in the U.S. as in the Mexican market.From Monterrey, Chinese companies can get EVs to the U.S. market at a much lower tariff cost than if they shipped directly from China. American trade law applies only a 2.5% tariff on auto imports from Mexico that don’t comply with the USMCA’s automobile rules of origin because they get a substantive portion of their components from outside states party to the deal. With all the money Beijing pumps into its EV sector, this is still a good deal for Chinese companies. A BYD Seal made in China retails for 12% less than a Tesla Model 3 in Mexico. With that kind of price advantage, a Mexican subsidiary of a Chinese automaker could manufacture an electric vehicle with a battery and other components from China and export it to the U.S. competitively even after paying the tariff. If a Chinese automaker brought enough of its supply chain to Mexico—including battery production—its cars could even meet regional content requirements and avoid American tariffs altogether.
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