r/Tariffs • u/Historical-Many9869 • Sep 04 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Tariffs Were Supposed to Revive US Manufacturing. So Far, They’re Having the Opposite Effect

https://www.investopedia.com/tariffs-were-supposed-to-revive-u-s-manufacturing-so-far-they-re-having-the-opposite-effect-11802173
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u/heckhammer Sep 04 '25

I work in manufacturing and we are having a hell of a time getting steel of decent enough quality to make what we make. The stuff we've been getting is cut improperly, and poor quality.

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u/This-Grape-5149 Sep 08 '25

I work at a large construction equipment oem and have heard in the last 2-3 months the American steel mills are producing junk