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A '''tariff''' is a [[tax]] or custom duty on an imported [[good]].  It can take one of two forms:  (1) a tax per unit, known as a specific tariff, or (2) a tax based on the value of the good, known as an ''[[Ad valorem tax|ad valorem]]'' tariff.

A '''tariff''' is a [[tax]] or custom duty on an imported [[good]].  It can take one of two forms:  (1) a tax per unit, known as a specific tariff, or (2) a tax based on the value of the good, known as an ''[[Ad valorem tax|ad valorem]]'' tariff.

U.S. President [[Donald 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. Critics of President [[Trump]]'s tariff proposals are often beneficiaries of products that incorporate items such as low-priced steel imports. Supporters of the President's tariffs believe protective tariffs are a way to protect U.S. producers and American workers.<ref>[https://www.natlawreview.com/article/two-things-missing-debates-us-china-fights Two Things Missing From Debates On US-China Fights]</ref> Trump has noted that the most successful vehicles in the auto industry are protected by high tariffs.<ref>Carney, John (November 28, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/11/28/chickentaxtrucks/ Trump Points Out the ‘Chicken Tax’ Has Protected America’s Best Vehicles for Decades]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref> Trump's ongoing "trade war" with the dictatorial [[People's Republic of China]] (his placement of tariffs on Chinese goods, which exist mostly as a result of intellectual property theft from the West) have frustrated liberals and even [[mainstream conservatives]], but even classical liberal journalist Tim Pool has stated that his "liberal friends in Hong Kong support the tariffs."

U.S. President [[Donald 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. Critics of President [[Trump]]'s tariff proposals are often beneficiaries of products that incorporate items such as low-priced steel imports. Supporters of the President's tariffs believe protective tariffs are a way to protect U.S. producers and American workers.<ref>[https://www.natlawreview.com/article/two-things-missing-debates-us-china-fights Two Things Missing From Debates On US-China Fights]</ref> Trump has noted that the most successful vehicles in the auto industry are protected by high tariffs.<ref>Carney, John (November 28, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/11/28/chickentaxtrucks/ Trump Points Out the ‘Chicken Tax’ Has Protected America’s Best Vehicles for Decades]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref> Trump's ongoing "trade war" with the dictatorial [[People's Republic of China]] (his placement of tariffs on Chinese goods, which exist mostly as a result of intellectual property theft from the West) have frustrated liberals and even [[mainstream conservative]]s, but even classical liberal journalist Tim Pool has stated that his "liberal friends in Hong Kong support the tariffs."

In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services.

In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services.