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(President Trump supports tariffs as a way of resorting American jobs lost due to massive trade deficits. Tariffs were used for most of American history to build economic strength.)
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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.
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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.
  
 
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. [[Category:Telecommunications]]
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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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Revision as of 14:39, April 6, 2018

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 tariff.

President Trump supports tariffs as a way of resorting American jobs lost due to massive trade deficits. Tariffs were used for most of American history to build economic strength.

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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