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Why the U.S. needs foreign steel imports

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Mar 28, 2018
After Trump’s tariff announcement, manufacturers saw raw materials prices rise.
Hannibal Industries is the largest manufacturer of steel pallet racks in the United States.
Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace
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Why economists and politicians don't seem to speak the same language

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 27, 2018
If we want better policies, then politicians need to start thinking more like economists — and vice versa.
President Donald Trump signs Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 8, 2018, in Washington, D.C. 
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The last American keg company says tariffs come with unintended consequences

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 16, 2018
"As the import steel goes up in cost so does the domestic steel," Paul Czachor, CEO of American Keg Co. told us.
The American Keg Co. is the last company in the U.S. making stainless steel kegs using only American steel.
Courtesy American Keg Co.
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BMW brought jobs to South Carolina. Now tariffs are causing concern.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 9, 2018
President Trump is shooting the American taxpayer in the foot, says Spartanburg County Councilman David Britt.
Inside Assembly North at BMW's Spartanburg manufacturing facility, the biggest BMW factory in the world.
Bridget Bodnar/Marketplace
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U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs could draw swift retaliation

by Scott Tong
Mar 1, 2018
In announcing the tariffs today, President Trump said they are necessary for national security.
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