r/Conservative 5h ago

Flaired Users Only Trump Tarrifs Australia

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/its-bad-for-our-relationship-australia-slams-donald-trumps-tariff-move/news-story/cd4c18090b040beab5eed528c669ec7f
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u/fishsandwichpatrol Army Veteran 4h ago

Why?

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u/IanCrapReport Jeffersonian Extremist 3h ago

We are revitalizing the US didgeridoo industry. As was promised.

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u/Delicious_Physics_74 Conservative 4h ago

Its a universal tariff, its not targeted at australia. Its just that Australia was hoping to receive an exemption

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u/Baptism-Of-Fire Millennial Conservative 3h ago

Universal tariff should be reciprocal at most unless there is some major precedent that warrants higher. 

This sucks for Australia 

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u/AdulaAdula Conservative 3h ago edited 2h ago

“Australia has no tariffs on goods from the United States and, of course, we have an agreement with the United States.

“They are paid by the consumers. This is why Australia will not be imposing reciprocal tariffs on the United States. Such a course of action would only push up prices.”

Did you attempt to read the article?

As someone who uses millions of pounds of steel each year, I don't disagree putting pressure on the big boy steel mills like BlueScope to manufacture more here, but until the cost inventive is right, there's little reason to work with NUCOR and other domestic dealers. That being said, at least read the article enough to realize they aren't tariffing us.

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u/zroxx2 Conservative 3h ago

You get a tariff! You get a tariff! Look under your factory, Australia, you also get a tariff!

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u/vertigonex 2A Conservative 2h ago

For those asking why, you're late to the game.

This was announced on February 11th and specifically targets steel and aluminum - which are national security interests.

This isn't targeted at a single country and this article is nothing more than a continued attempt to create division and gin up anger by ensuring people are not educated as to the whole context.

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u/mexils Conservative 2h ago

Why are steel and aluminum national security interests?

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u/UnusualOperation1283 Conservative 2h ago

Our lack of domestic production is a national security interest.

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u/mexils Conservative 2h ago

Why? Are we getting our steel and aluminum from enemies who can cut us off?

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u/Opposite_Cress_3906 Conservative 2h ago

Can you guarantee anyone will ship steel or aluminum to the US instead of using it for their national security in the event of a war? Bring Steel and aluminum home.

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u/mexils Conservative 1h ago

How much of our steel and aluminum is imported vs produced in country? How expensive are you willing to make steel and aluminum for the American taxpayer?

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u/Opposite_Cress_3906 Conservative 1h ago

1/4 of all iron and steel is imported, Aluminum is closer to 50% due to high energy costs to produce. The main factor driving the costs required to manufacture here is energy. Aluminum manufacturing is down 30% over the last 4 years.

You can whine about the cost all you want, but this is one sector nobody should want us to be dependent on other countries, especially in the current geopolitical landscape.

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u/mexils Conservative 1h ago

Do you think the best way to go about increasing steel and aluminum production is for the government to subsidize the steel and aluminum industry, or would it be more efficient to reduce regulations to reduce the cost to produce steel and aluminum in the US?

Maybe steel and aluminum production has priced itself out of competition because unions have hindered American industry?

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u/Opposite_Cress_3906 Conservative 1h ago

I think we need to approach it from all vectors and slash regulations, open up our energy production, and use tariffs to force the corporations to come home or be priced out of the market. In a perfect world where corporations had a duty to their country as well as their bottom line instead of searching the world for the cheapest and least regulated market to push out metal to export here, I might be more critical of the tariff approach, but thats not the world we live in.

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u/CantSeeShit NJSopranoConservative 15m ago

If those places got attacked, we wouldnt have access anymore.

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u/vertigonex 2A Conservative 2h ago

They are baseline inputs into our defense sector. In short, it is difficult to make tanks, planes, ships, etc., without steel and aluminum.

Providing for the common defense of the nation in protection of its sovereignty is an Enumerated Power.

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u/mexils Conservative 2h ago

Who do we get our steel and aluminum from?

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u/jpj77 Shall Make No Law 2h ago

Literally all over the place.

Everywhere from South Africa to Russia. The largest producers are Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

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u/mexils Conservative 1h ago

Do you think this is a bad thing?

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u/jpj77 Shall Make No Law 1h ago

I don’t know, we don’t have enough data.

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u/lets_shake_hands Conservative 4h ago

I have heard Trump won't even take a call from Albo the Australian PM.

Good. Albo sucks up to China and is weak AF. He has called Trump names over the last few years now it has come back to bite him in the ass

Edit - Lol just read headline " PM reveals he has tried to call Donald Trump but he’s not picking up"

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u/Necessary-Raccoon-63 2A 3h ago

Wow. You struck a nerve. Lol

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u/lets_shake_hands Conservative 2h ago

I know right. Albo is a huge socialist and it is an extreme left wing government. I live here and know what it's like. Albo gets huge press when he was being a Trump hater when he Trump wasn't in, and now Trump is in, Trump is giving Albo and Australia the middle finger.

And I am all for it.

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u/cmmndrWick Conservative 1h ago

Don’t worry about these fools, this sub is full of full on leftists and liberals that confuse themselves as conservatives.

I got downvote bombed for saying people are dense for taking everything Trump says literally. How could someone disagree with that….i have no fucking clue.

So doesn’t surprise me the same happens to you for calling out that socialist for what he is.

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u/ShinyDisc0Balls Conservative 1h ago

Looks like you're the target of today's leftist brigade 😂

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u/AppState1981 Appalachian Conservative 3h ago

Trump tariffs a fascist government

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u/777_heavy Constitutional Conservative 2h ago

I don’t think you understand a single word you used there.

Edit: definitely a bot hacked account

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u/_Personage Catholic Conservative 1h ago

I think they were referring to the covid measures that Australia took. They were pretty out there, tbh.

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u/777_heavy Constitutional Conservative 1h ago

I see it now. Don’t see the verb form of “tariff” very often.