Bill Bennett on Nostr: While the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 didn't cause the Great Depression, most ...
While the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 didn't cause the Great Depression, most economists agree that it made things worse. For years it was THE case against introducing protectionist tariffs.
But those kind of details are so boring when there's an empire to run.
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