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by dsv3099i 611 days ago
Depends on where the worker is in the supply chain. For example:

https://www.cato.org/blog/how-american-steel-protectionism-h...

"Numerous economic analyses have shown that these measures raise domestic steel prices and harm steel-consuming U.S. manufacturers, including by disadvantaging them against foreign competitors with access to lower-cost (less-tariffed) steel inputs."

I suppose there's something to the argument that steel is a security priority and protecting it is worth some cost, but there is definitely a cost.