Before this tariff, the tax was 39 percent and after this tariff was enabled, it was at 49 percent. The reason for this tax increase was to promote American industry and have more goods produced in the country. This was the main focal point because we wanted to start showing how strong America is and how they will be respected. Another reason was to create economic opportunities of Americans. The middle class during this time whether it be clerks, managers or white collar workers, expanded rapidly. This economic growth invited large amounts of women into the workforce. Also, millions of immigrants entered the country during this time. When immigration was severed off with Europe, thousands of blacks flocked from their farm jobs to the northern cities to received access to the industrial economy and it also was changing Americans mind on racial views. In contrast this tax increase also impacted Americans in different ways. If you were a farmer, the price of farm equipment was raised and there was no addressing in these abnormally outrageous prices. This tariff also fails for people in the agricultural field by farmers being forced into purchasing expensive products from American companies while the products that were in this market were unprotected and competitive. Another problem this had was the impact it put on Americans. The tariff that McKinley placed increased the costs for all Americans in the ways of purchasing wages and power. Also, overseas items remained less expensive than local goods still rose. The raising of the price of labor eventually created the rise of costs to manufacture local goods. These local goods produced in the United States cost more and the supplies that make these products are not cheap causing the pricing to be high. Subsequently, it also had effect on the Republican Party. When this Act passed, it guided itself to defeat
Before this tariff, the tax was 39 percent and after this tariff was enabled, it was at 49 percent. The reason for this tax increase was to promote American industry and have more goods produced in the country. This was the main focal point because we wanted to start showing how strong America is and how they will be respected. Another reason was to create economic opportunities of Americans. The middle class during this time whether it be clerks, managers or white collar workers, expanded rapidly. This economic growth invited large amounts of women into the workforce. Also, millions of immigrants entered the country during this time. When immigration was severed off with Europe, thousands of blacks flocked from their farm jobs to the northern cities to received access to the industrial economy and it also was changing Americans mind on racial views. In contrast this tax increase also impacted Americans in different ways. If you were a farmer, the price of farm equipment was raised and there was no addressing in these abnormally outrageous prices. This tariff also fails for people in the agricultural field by farmers being forced into purchasing expensive products from American companies while the products that were in this market were unprotected and competitive. Another problem this had was the impact it put on Americans. The tariff that McKinley placed increased the costs for all Americans in the ways of purchasing wages and power. Also, overseas items remained less expensive than local goods still rose. The raising of the price of labor eventually created the rise of costs to manufacture local goods. These local goods produced in the United States cost more and the supplies that make these products are not cheap causing the pricing to be high. Subsequently, it also had effect on the Republican Party. When this Act passed, it guided itself to defeat