鋼鐵產量是國家工業化的標誌，鋼鋁銅是工業化生產的基本原料（食糧），25%的關稅不足以保護美國的鋼鐵企業。Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)兩周前剛剛停產了六個生產廠，Layoff了2700人，川普總統昨天去U.S. Steel Company宣布提高鋼鋁關稅至50%不是心血來潮，不但是拉攏選票的需要，更是提振美國經濟，確保基本鋼鋁生產的最基本需要。
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.
