On Sept. 17, President Obama is slated this week to give his decision on how to respond to surging tire imports from China that some believe have contributed to the massive job losses and factory closures in the tire manufacturing industry today. Last month, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found that tariff relief was necessary to reduce tire imports. The ITC recommended that tariffs be placed on passenger and light truck tires from China in succession over three years -- 55 percent in year one, 45 percent in year two and 35 percent in year three. The USW is urging a higher tariff in the first year so domestic tire workers get the full relief prescribed to prevent the undermining of any frontloading of inventories by Chinese exporters or U.S. importers that are dumping higher volumes prior to the President's decision.

When asked: Do you believe a tariff on imported Chinese tires is necessary? 83 percent of AMN readers said yes, leaving just 17 percent not in favor of the tariffs.
 
THIS WEEK’S POLL

Practically every day a new application for taking part in “social media” seems to emerge. While they can be used for personal purposes, many businesses have started to use applications such as Twitter and Facebook as new marketing tools. (To follow AMN on Twitter, go to: www.twitter.com/AMNews_Babcox.) This week, we’d like to know: Which of the following social media do you most frequently participate in?:

·    LinkedIn
·    Blogging
·    Facebook
·    Twitter
·    MySpace
·    None of them

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