I ran into a real life consquence of the steel tariffs

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JoeH wrote:
They still document the source for all scrap, and yes max that includes steel. Large amounts of steel still get processed, small amounts are not worth the time to document.

And that makes the point, if the steel was required to be documented, it would have been, no matter how little, just as copper has to. Just because the larger amounts may be recorded by the dealers reflects a different reality of covering their own arse, just in case. Often the the scrap is mixed.
Mass having unclear legislation is typical of the region and still has nothing to do with the tariffs, but your local thieving industry....

JoeH wrote: As for whether the tariffs were involved, the OP wrote that was his understanding from what the scrap dealer was telling him. .

Bullcrap, and I posted that the dealer was wrong.

For some reason your flaming comprehension problem kicked in again and you started your St Vitus dance about state requirement that are totally unrelated to tariffs under discussion.
You may even take a look at the OP title.
We all got what the OP posted. Trying to repost it changes nothing.
Maybe if you reposted and read it s- l-o-w-l-y to yourself, that might prove to solve some of the problem.

Next time try to read and comprehend what is actually said, JoeH, instead of imagining what you wish they have said...