钢铁产量是国家工业化的标志，钢铝铜是工业化生产的基本原料（食粮），25%的关税不足以保护美国的钢铁企业。Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)两周前刚刚停产了六个生产厂，Layoff了2700人，川普总统昨天去U.S. Steel Company宣布提高钢铝关税至50%不是心血来潮，不但是拉拢选票的需要，更是提振美国经济，确保基本钢铝生产的最基本需要。
Why Steel Tariffs are Necessary
Steel tariffs have long played a crucial role in protecting the U.S. economy, national security, and industrial base from the adverse effects of global steel overproduction. Without strong enforcement of steel tariffs, the steel industry in the United States faces an unfair playing field that can lead to plant closures, job losses, and a weakened supply chain.
For decades, foreign producers, often backed by government subsidies, have flooded international markets with artificially cheap steel, undercutting American manufacturers and threatening domestic jobs. These violators of fair trade also employ currency manipulation and weak environmental regulations or lack of enforcement of them.
