>The American steel industry responded to the rise of foreign producers not by trying to improve their operations, but by demanding government protection from “

>The American steel industry responded to the rise of foreign producers not by trying to improve their operations, but by demanding government protection from “unfair” foreign trade practices I remember this happening in school. Plus the teacher of a class (70s) I was in blamed the Steel Problems on the Marshall Plan. Until I saw this article I believed that. Now I know it seems to point to the usual US trend of profits before anything else.