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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
The Tariff Act of 1890 raised taxes to 49.5% on 1,500-plus items. Championing the move was the “Napoleon of Protectionism,” ...
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Trump’s claim that low tariffs caused the Great Depression is false, economist says: Here's what really happened
In his remarks on Wednesday, Trump said the Great Depression "would have ... Smoot-Hawley tariffs in 1930 made the Depression ...
Trump says Great Depression would never have started if tariffs continued
President Trump on Wednesday said that the 1930s Great Depression wouldn’t have happened if tariffs had continued, while ...
Trump acknowledged he could cause a recession, but just didn't want a depression, according to WSJ
President Donald Trump was aware the economy could enter a recession, but wanted to avoid a depression, from his tariffs, ...
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Economy: The Lessons Of Great Depression
Many people today are unfamiliar with the term “Great Depres­sion” and the profound signifi­cance it holds in global history. The Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s, ...
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
It worsened after the Panic of 1893, when unemployment reached 25%. Historians referred to the period as the “great depression” until it was superseded by the actual Great Depression.
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different.
It worsened after the Panic of 1893, when unemployment reached 25%. Historians referred to the period as the “great depression” until it was superseded by the actual Great Depression.