Figures that do not lie spark tariff battle debate
The piece attacks protectionists while reprinting an editorial from the Commercial Bulletin. It questions tariff revenue comparisons and notes population growth, rail expansion, and foreign demand shaping prices and policy, arguing protection widens wealth gaps and overtaxes the public.
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