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| | President [[Trump]] supports tariffs as a way of resorting [[America]]n jobs lost due to massive trade deficits. Tariffs were used for most of American history to build economic strength. | | President [[Trump]] supports tariffs as a way of resorting [[America]]n jobs lost due to massive trade deficits. Tariffs were used for most of American history to build economic strength. |
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| − | In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services. [[Category:Telecommunications]] | + | In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services. |
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| | + | ==Tariffs in history== |
| | + | Tariffs were instrumental in the economic growth of the United States<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Carney, John (August 15, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/15/anationbuiltontariffs/ Carney: Trump is Right, ‘Our Country Was Built on Tariffs’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2018. |
| | + | *Byas, Steve (August 16, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29722-tariffs-and-the-founding-fathers Tariffs and the Founding Fathers]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 16, 2018. |
| | + | *Buchanan, Patrick J. (July 26, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/29652-did-tariffs-make-america-great Did Tariffs Make America Great?] ''The New American''. Retrieved August 16, 2018.</ref> [[China]] has also used tariffs to its advantage.<ref>Ferry, Jeff (August 17, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/17/china-economic-nationalism-success-trump-trade-war-tariff-column/925385002/ Actually, tariffs work — look no further than China's booming economy for proof]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved August 17, 2018.</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/28471-are-tariffs-good-for-america Are Tariffs Good for America?], by Steve Byas at ''[[The New American]]'', March 12, 2018. | | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/28471-are-tariffs-good-for-america Are Tariffs Good for America?], by Steve Byas at ''[[The New American]]'', March 12, 2018. |
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