[Williams]

Sounds good but it’s all a game. The other countries prop up their industries. We have every right to preserve these critical defense related industries.

[raiderboy]

We are going to protect American industry and American workers . We are no longer going to protect the investor class buying stocks in foreign manufactured goods destroying this country.

[mrmeyer]

And in terms of trade war, it looks to be the equivalent of Sarajevo in June 1914.

What a bunch of hysterical drivel.

[Robert DeLong]

As for China, by far the world’s largest steel producer and exporter, it sends almost none (directly at least) to the U.S. And the author still thinks that a tariff is bad? Not too bright is my take.

[Robert DeLong]

As for China, by far the world’s largest steel producer and exporter, it sends almost none (directly at least) to the U.S. And the author still thinks that a tariff is bad? Not too bright is my take.

[Alberta's Child]

Commercial grade aluminum is produced from bauxite, which is usually strip-mined because it is found close to the earth's surface.

Six countries account for more than 85% of the world's bauxite production. They are Australia, China, Brazil, India, Guinea and Jamaica.

Vietnam is in the early stages of its mining development but may actually have more bauxite reserves than any country other than Australia. The U.S. has very little bauxite mining activity at all, and our reserves are inconsequential.

With these numbers, it's actually shocking that the U.S. has any aluminum production industry at all.

[USS Alaska]

The US trade deficit with Canada in 2017 was $18 Billion which is about 7% of our total, not much in math terms, BUT, Canada does send us 17% of our steel imports.

So while, $18 Billion sounds like a small number {compared to mesico @ $86B}, it is a big number in the steel import number.

[Macoozie]

Sell it here? Make it here.
Employ US Citizens, pay US taxes, follow US environmental laws. Just like we do. That’s fair.

If we need something we can’t make, we will buy what we need from our friends. Maybe encourage them to make it here too???

Wanna be our friend? then play nice in the sandbox.

Some Shiitehole country wants to be a prick about things? We can play that game too.

The truly wonderful thing is that the US could just Go Gault, roll up our borders and tell the rest of the world to Eff Off.

[Theodore R.]

Everyone won’t suffer: a risk worth taking.