tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4123466177456530973..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: DONE: Trump Announces Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5388383404217110552018-03-10T09:02:01.645-05:002018-03-10T09:02:01.645-05:00So, assuming you’re the US gov and you’ve determin...So, assuming you’re the US gov and you’ve determined that it’s critical to ensure a domestic supply of steel in the face of competition, it seems to me that tariffs would not be the best solution.<br /><br />For example, you could:<br />-Directly subsidize domestic steel<br />-Build a warehouse and stockpile a bunch of the cheap Chinese steel<br /><br />While I would oppose these measures as wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69553676452948495122018-03-09T14:18:02.926-05:002018-03-09T14:18:02.926-05:00Just for fun, let's presume the National Secur...Just for fun, let's presume the National Security threat is real. That the Chinese Government is deliberately dumping steel in order to destroy/degrade the ability of US Companies (Their main geo-political rival) to produce steel domestically. Would this be a legitimate threat? What would your solution be? Bankrupt China over time by purchasing all their steel? How long would that take? <br /Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823524269755609270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30636070479602549172018-03-08T21:49:51.754-05:002018-03-08T21:49:51.754-05:00got to get that money to the MIC.got to get that money to the MIC.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.com