This article doesn't mention WHY the trade commission recommended tariffs other than the imports are cheaper. If the imported solar panels are cheaper because a foreign government is subsidizing the cost of manufacturing, or the companies are selling under cost (as foreign steel manufacturers have been known to do aka "dumping"), then the US generally supports tariffs (as they should). If overseas companies are just producing more cheaply via better technology or better manufacturing practices, then the US-based manufacturers just need to get better and more productive rather than relying on tariffs.

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