protective tariff
noun
: a tariff intended primarily to protect domestic producers rather than to yield revenue
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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.
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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
Midway through his first term, Cleveland called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs, a move that gave Republican opponents an effective issue for their presidential bid, according to the White House Historical Association (WHHA).
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
One potential solution is the introduction of a European protective tariff on Russian gas.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
According to the White House website on presidents, McKinley, who served two terms as governor of Ohio before becoming president in 1897, led the country to victory in the Spanish-American War and raised protective tariffs to promote U.S. industry.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Henry Carter Adams, a pioneering scholar of American public finance, argued that the protective tariff was based on an outdated political and social theory.
—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
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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
Midway through his first term, Cleveland called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs, a move that gave Republican opponents an effective issue for their presidential bid, according to the White House Historical Association (WHHA).
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
One potential solution is the introduction of a European protective tariff on Russian gas.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
According to the White House website on presidents, McKinley, who served two terms as governor of Ohio before becoming president in 1897, led the country to victory in the Spanish-American War and raised protective tariffs to promote U.S. industry.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Protective tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protective%20tariff. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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