Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act

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Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act: Media

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What are tariffs and how do they work?

There are three types of tariffs: transit duties, exports, and imports.

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William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

U.S. Pres. William Howard Taft, 1909.

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Nelson Aldrich

Nelson Aldrich, 1902

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