Yes, the current American tendency to blame the poor for unfavorable conditions is similar to racist attitudes of the past. Groups in power, whether by class or race, have always tended to attribute their issues to outside parties such as the less-privileged strata of society. For example, Hitler blamed Germany’s post-WWI economic and political suffering on the domestic Jewish population, encouraging the entitled and intolerant “Aryan” Germans. In America today, political groups that are composed of the most-fortunate demographics of society tend to blame the poor for high taxes and invasive social programs. As always, xenophobia against impoverished immigrants prevails and continues to perpetuate the use of “scape-goats” for economic and societal issues brought by other factors.
Answer: Due to the protection of the domestic market.
Explanation:
One such tariff was enacted in 1816. This was the first tariff of such a character; customs duties were imposed on imported goods to protect domestic products from foreign competition. In this way, the government protected the domestic market. To protect national interests, customs were placed on industrial goods, especially on products of the military industry.
Both had a very very bad impact on the environment surounding them
