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Will Tariffs Hurt Americans?
Overview
How will the Trump administration’s steel tariffs impact America?
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Grade level and subjects
• Recommended for grades 6-12
• Subjects: Government and Economics
• Works in Classroom, Hybrid, and Homeschool settings
Sample discussion questions
• In the first video, Donald Trump says, “if you don’t have steel, you don’t have a country.” What does this mean? What is President Trump’s argument?
• What positive effects could tariffs have on the economy? How could tariffs produce these effects?
• John Stossel says America is better off if we specialize in the goods that America can produce most efficiently. Why might that be the case?
• Enacting tariffs on steel have also been defended as an action to support national security. How could steel tariffs make America more secure, according to some?
• John Stossel says consumers will be hurt by tariffs, but tariffs are paid by those exporting their goods to the United States. How is the American consumer harmed?
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