The protective tariff was described as “the mother of all trusts” and the driver of corporate consolidations. Congressman Benton McMillin (D-Tenn.), an early advocate for progressive income ...

"Tariffs are typically imposed for protection or revenue purposes," she said. "A protective tariff increases the price of ...

COLUMN. In 1930, the US sharply increased its tariffs, exacerbating the Great Depression. At a time when Donald Trump has ...

Donald Trump is a strong believer in protective tariffs, and this is very bad news for those of us who support the free market. In Trump’s opinion, tariffs are ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part ...

And moreover, protective barriers like tariffs may harm some industries or companies while benefitting others. Paper clip manufacturers successfully argued that Chinese rivals were dumping cheap ...

Soon after the first major protective tariff was enacted on a range of products (from pig iron to rope to woolen goods), a logroll formed that joined the Northeast and Midwest against the South.

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The first of the four lectures to be delivered on Protective Tariffs by Prof. Robt. E. Thompson of the University of Pennsylvania was very fully attended. The lecture was a statement of certain ...

"The American Protective Tariff League offers to the students of Senior Classes and Universities in the United States a series of Prizes for approved essays on The Advantages of a Protective ...