Tariffs Quotes
Tariffs Quote of the day
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.
Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products around the world and losses of far more jobs than are saved.
The primary reason for a tariff is that it enables the exploitation of the domestic consumer by a process indistinguishable from sheer robbery.
U.S. corn exports to CAFTA countries will benefit from reduced tariffs and duty-free access for corn products.
In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
Tariffs protect ill-considered government policies, such as costly regulations and high taxes on labor and capital that make our goods uncompetitive in international markets.
TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.
In 1833, protection was abandoned, and a tariff was established by which it was provided that we should, in a few years, have a system of merely revenue duties.
Businessmen are notable for a peculiarly stalwart character, which enables them to enjoy without loss of self-reliance the benefits of tariffs, franchises, and even outright government subsidies.
France would be reluctant to embrace any proposal by the European Commission to slash agricultural tariffs if it threatened the European Union's Common Agriculture Policy .
I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.
It's so hard to get our goods into China. And when we do get in they charge us a huge surtax. They call it a surtax or a tariff. I call it a tax.
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.
Rich countries want unfettered access to poor countries' markets, which are often heavily protected by tariffs, but they don't want to give up all the protections for their own goods and services.
Donald Trump is not a protectionist. If he imposes tariffs on China or any other country that cheats, all he wants to do is defend America against unfair trade practices.
We shouldn't be putting tariffs on anything. That hurts working men and women in US. What we should be doing is making our manufacturing more competitive.
If you want India to lower tariffs and facilitate more free trade, then I think Indian producers also have a right to enter the European market.
it is easier to induce national governments to discriminate against foreign producers than to defend the interests of domestic consumers
