protective tariff
noun
: a tariff intended primarily to protect domestic producers rather than to yield revenue
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The 1880s and 1890s were characterized by debates over economic policies, primarily the protective tariff.
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Adam M. Silver, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump continues to make inroads with the labor movement, and his protective tariffs have found an ally in United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers increasingly used the protective tariff to pick winners in the marketplace, deciding which firms and which regions would benefit from duties placed on foreign rivals.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Developed in the early 19th century, Clay’s vision centered on protective tariffs, a strong national banking system, infrastructure development and the responsible use of natural resources.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Mette Frederiksen prime minister of Denmark President Herbert Hoover, who had run for the office on a platform of helping farmers with protective tariffs, signed the law in June 1930, ignoring a petition signed by more than 1,000 economists asking him to veto the bill.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
McKinley displayed plenty of intellectual flexibility, manifested not just in his Hawaii and Cuba maneuverings but also in his willingness to alter his longtime advocacy of high protective tariffs and craft a new policy more in keeping with a changing world.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The Tariff Act of 1930, popularly known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, levied protective tariffs on about 800 to 900 different types of goods, accounting for about 25% of all goods imported to the U.S., Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The timing of this latest switch is certainly notable given Trump wants to restore McKinley's reliance on protective tariffs on imports as a means to replace income taxes and help make America great again.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Adam M. Silver, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump continues to make inroads with the labor movement, and his protective tariffs have found an ally in United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers increasingly used the protective tariff to pick winners in the marketplace, deciding which firms and which regions would benefit from duties placed on foreign rivals.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Developed in the early 19th century, Clay’s vision centered on protective tariffs, a strong national banking system, infrastructure development and the responsible use of natural resources.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Mette Frederiksen prime minister of Denmark President Herbert Hoover, who had run for the office on a platform of helping farmers with protective tariffs, signed the law in June 1930, ignoring a petition signed by more than 1,000 economists asking him to veto the bill.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
McKinley displayed plenty of intellectual flexibility, manifested not just in his Hawaii and Cuba maneuverings but also in his willingness to alter his longtime advocacy of high protective tariffs and craft a new policy more in keeping with a changing world.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The Tariff Act of 1930, popularly known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, levied protective tariffs on about 800 to 900 different types of goods, accounting for about 25% of all goods imported to the U.S., Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The timing of this latest switch is certainly notable given Trump wants to restore McKinley's reliance on protective tariffs on imports as a means to replace income taxes and help make America great again.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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