TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer. (Ambrose Bierce)

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.

Ambrose Bierce

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