To the Editor:

I listen to the debate about imposing American tariffs on imported aluminum and steel. Will these tariffs actually help or hurt the American economy? Should we reduce or eliminate tariffs on these items to our long-time allies, such as Canada? Are we starting trade wars that will affect other materials, such as agricultural goods, which the U.S. exports, for which we don’t know the consequences?

As an ordinary American citizen, I feel that these are issues beyond my control.

June 27, 2018