protective tariff

Noun

Meaning

a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition

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I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective tariff. Ezra Cornell

Afterwards, Garfield, who made a close study of financial affairs, advocated moving towards free trade, though the standard Republican position was a protective tariff that would allow American industries to grow. Source: Internet

He was not an innovator; instead he adopted ideas such as Confederation, the CPR, and the protective tariff and focused the political forces in Canada to make them realities. Source: Internet

Lincoln's success depended on his reputation as a moderate on the slavery issue, and his strong support for Whiggish programs of internal improvements and the protective tariff. Source: Internet

In effect, barter acts as a protective tariff in such economies, encouraging local consumption of local production. Source: Internet

In some portions of Virginia, secessionists promised a new protective tariff to assist the state's fledgling industries. Source: Internet

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