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To: jlallen who wrote (425627)7/11/2003 12:29:49 PM
From: miraje  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Good news....those duties were a mistake ........

I agree, the worst sort of pandering for votes. The steel industry in the U.S. is bloated and inefficient. Propping it, and the over paid steelworkers unions, up for political reasons was a dumb move. Let the market work.



To: jlallen who wrote (425627)7/11/2003 12:35:39 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
They were a payoff for electoral support in battle-ground states.