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krawhitham

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8. It clear as day from the posted info in this message about the article.

Reply to Dumpy (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 02:40 PM

Apr 2025

"In point of fact, after the stock market crash in 1929, Congress enacted the infamous Smoot-Hawley tariffs, which historians often cite as a major factor in making the Depression much more global and longer-lasting than typical economic downturns"

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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (1930) didn't cause the crash of 1929. Dumpy Apr 2025 #1

The article clearly states that, it also clearly states the act made the Depression a lot worse krawhitham Apr 2025 #2

It was not clearly stated here and it implied Dumpy Apr 2025 #7

It clear as day from the posted info in this message about the article. krawhitham Apr 2025 #8

Disagree, it is not a Cowardly Congress, it's a Complicit Congress krawhitham Apr 2025 #3

The pro-tariff repukes are complicit, the 213 Dems are powerless RandomNumbers Apr 2025 #4

That's a really stupid analogy: sop Apr 2025 #5

It's the curse of group think that makes cowards of everyone gulliver Apr 2025 #6