protective tariff
noun
: a tariff intended primarily to protect domestic producers rather than to yield revenue
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University of Michigan political economist Henry Carter Adams, a pioneering scholar of American public finance, argued that the protective tariff was based on an outdated political and social theory.
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Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
For William McKinley, whose presidency bridged the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, and his fellow Republicans, the protective tariff functioned as the central icon in their pantheon.
—Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The benefits of a protective tariff far outweighed any harm caused by the new income tax or its interaction with excise taxes.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Saginaw County in political spotlight Immigration and protective tariffs on foreign goods are major topics as former President Donald Trump arrives in Saginaw County today for the third visit by a presidential candidate in four years.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024
Biden may decide to eliminate some of Trump’s protective tariffs, particularly on U.S. allies, but there is little public appetite for making market liberalization a mainstay of U.S. statecraft once again.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
There’s this tension, because on the one hand, as Erik said, there are Republicans who like protective tariffs.
—Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
Nations around the world — but particularly in the motor economies of Europe — began throwing up their own protective tariff shields.
—David A. Andelman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
The researchers found that protective tariffs helped American producers, such as Rust Belt steel companies, gain $23 billion in new revenue.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2019
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Ajay K. Mehrotra / Made By History, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
For William McKinley, whose presidency bridged the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, and his fellow Republicans, the protective tariff functioned as the central icon in their pantheon.
—Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The benefits of a protective tariff far outweighed any harm caused by the new income tax or its interaction with excise taxes.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Saginaw County in political spotlight Immigration and protective tariffs on foreign goods are major topics as former President Donald Trump arrives in Saginaw County today for the third visit by a presidential candidate in four years.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024
Biden may decide to eliminate some of Trump’s protective tariffs, particularly on U.S. allies, but there is little public appetite for making market liberalization a mainstay of U.S. statecraft once again.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
There’s this tension, because on the one hand, as Erik said, there are Republicans who like protective tariffs.
—Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
Nations around the world — but particularly in the motor economies of Europe — began throwing up their own protective tariff shields.
—David A. Andelman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
The researchers found that protective tariffs helped American producers, such as Rust Belt steel companies, gain $23 billion in new revenue.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2019
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