Tariffs aid steelworkers at expense of far more

Saturday, March 3, 2018

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's move to impose tariffs on imported steel is meant to protect an industry employing about 140,000 Americans. Yet by raising the price of steel, those same tariffs stand to hurt a far larger group of U.S. workers: the 6.5 million who work in industries that buy steel -- from automakers to aircraft manufacturers to suppliers of building materials.

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