Trump Tariff Jacked Up U.S. Newsprint Prices

[The Mouth]

15. What I was trying to find-

is this in response to tariffs they put on, or not?

Not that I trust Cheeto Benito, just trying to get my facts in a row before arguing the point. I agree that if he's for it, it probably stinks

The only pertinent quotes in the article:

The tariffs resulted from a complaint by a single U.S. paper manufacturer, North Pacific Paper Co. (Norpac) of Longview, Wash. It alleged that government subsidies given to Canadian producers gave them an unfair price advantage over U.S. domestic mills. Canada has about 25 producers while only five operate in the U.S., according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

In response to the mill’s petition, the U.S. Commerce Department in January imposed a tariff of 6.2 percent on Canadian newsprint and raised it by 22 percent more in March.

Commerce’s “preliminary decision allows U.S. producers to receive relief from the market-distorting effects of potential government subsidies while taking into account the need to keep groundwood paper prices affordable for domestic consumers"

So were the Canadians putting tariffs on our stuff or not? Sounds more like their government was subsidizing their mills than they were penalizing US newsprint, which is a different issue.

Something odd about this, something really stinks. I mean I'm against tariffs, period, but something is fishy here. I only bring it up because I'm more likely to get good links to honest information here than nearly anywhere else.

Thanks