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Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of Treasury when the first tariff was proposed and passed. Hamilton argued that it was very important for the new US government to have steady sources of revenue in order to pay its bills and establish good credit with other nations. Tariffs were easily collected and not an obvious tax to most people. The idea of protecting fledgling US industries was not a major reason for the first tariffs but may have had some benefit.

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