Steel protectionism would harm the working man

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President Trump announced last week that he would be opening an investigation into the “dumping” of market-priced steel in the U.S.

“Dumping” is the word used by people who want you to pay more for steel than the going international price. And the end result of Trump’s probe may be new tariffs that would make steel more expensive, on the pretext of national security.

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