[bert]

You are totally wrong.

He was a farmer. He depended on the export of his products.

[central_va]

He was a farmer. He depended on the export of his products.Listen you big dummy. The very first law passed by the first congress was the tariff act of 1789. President Washington signed it.

Back at you dude.

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The Tariff Act of 1789, was the first major Act passed in the United States under its present Constitution of 1789 and had two purposes as stated in Section I of the Act which reads as follows;

"Whereas it is necessary for that support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandise:"

[central_va]

Bert, In all seriousness you are woefully misinformed. Try reading up on US history. Here is one you might get started with:

Free Trade, Protectionism, and the Founding Fathers

Are you a protectionist? You might be surprised to know that you probably are and that you are part of a fraternity that includes John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, and George Washington. That's right; America's FoundingFathers were hard-core protectionists. In fact, the central reason for the creation