[stainlessbanner]

That's a classic. Everything is open to interpretation by liberals.

tariff
n : a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" [syn: duty] v : charge a tariff, as for imported goods

[WhiskeyPapa]

n : a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" [syn: duty] v : charge a tariff, as for imported goods

As the United States Constitution specifically prohibits taxes on exports from the states, a tariff in -this- country only applies to foreign goods. There were -no- federal taxes in 1860.

You also conveniently ignore the fact that tariffs in 1860 were lower than they had been in 40 years.

Tariffs were not the cause of the war, slavery was.

Walt

[mac_truck]

tariff

n : a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" [syn: duty] v : charge a tariff, as for imported goods

However, there is a vast difference between a relatively low, flat-rate revenue tariff imposed on ALL imported goods and the convoluted targeted tariffs or tariff exemptions enacted by special interests. Modern "free traders" generally ignore this distinction, and erroneously promote zero-tariffs, forcing government to rely on more tyrannical means of collecting revenue. (with credit to willie green)