Overview
Consider the Wall Street Journal article below, and respond to at least three of these questions:
- How much is the tariff on aluminum recently imposed by the US federal government?
- What types of companies use aluminum? How is the tariff impacting their costs?
- Why have these cost increases not yet impacted consumer prices for the goods these companies produce?
- According to the article, what is President Trump's reasoning for imposing this tariff?
- Is the imposition of tariffs changing the procurement process of aluminum needed for production of US products? Explain your response.
Your first response will include your responses to at least three of these questions, and will provide substantive depth and thought supported by insight from the article. This will count for up to 9 points.
Your second response will respond to one of your peers' initial post, and will be of at least 100 words to substantively respond. (i.e., "I agree completely" is not sufficient). This will count for up to 3 points, for a total possible of 12 points for complete, on-time contributions to the Discussion Forum. All responses (first and second) are due by the referenced date in the upper-left hand corner.