ok, my dad and I saw a sign yesterday that said something like "Support American Steel, tell your congressman to vote for The XXXYZ Act"
it was something along those lines, I told my dad, to hell with that, if they can't compete on a level playing field with Japan then they thats their problem. The best aluminum for graphics printing is made in Japan, and the US stuff can't touch it on the basis of quality OR cost. However, there are these stupid tariffs that give the us a fighting chance. I say screw that.
Then my dad (a union guy for 35 years says) well, the reason they can't compete is wages. Typical American union factory workers make anywhere from 12-20 bucks per hour on average, and in Japan they don't pay nearly as much. I hadn't thought of that, and it made me stop and think for a second, but I'm still of the mind that tariffs suck, and any country who wants to have free trade and no tarifs with the US should be able to.
it was something along those lines, I told my dad, to hell with that, if they can't compete on a level playing field with Japan then they thats their problem. The best aluminum for graphics printing is made in Japan, and the US stuff can't touch it on the basis of quality OR cost. However, there are these stupid tariffs that give the us a fighting chance. I say screw that.
Then my dad (a union guy for 35 years says) well, the reason they can't compete is wages. Typical American union factory workers make anywhere from 12-20 bucks per hour on average, and in Japan they don't pay nearly as much. I hadn't thought of that, and it made me stop and think for a second, but I'm still of the mind that tariffs suck, and any country who wants to have free trade and no tarifs with the US should be able to.