[William Tell]

central_va said: "The USA was funded mostly on tariffs for the first 80 years of its existence. "

We also benefitted then from very high productivity. I would claim that it was the productivity and not the tariffs that resulted in the steadily rising standard of living.

Can you describe some specific tariffs that were essential to the early success of the U.S.?

[central_va]

Anything GB manufactured i.e. furniture, metals etc. we put a tariff on it.