Hosted on MSN14d
How Trump's threatened tariffs echo a failed American trade policy of the 1930s
President Trump’s support for high tariffs and disdain for free trade harkens back to a much older policy — the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. Fans of the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will remember the ...
NKyTribune11d
Our Rich History: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 and Kentucky’s congressional delegation
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune There are many memorable scenes from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. One ...
Hosted on MSN2mon
What to know about the Smoot-Hawley tariffs and their role in the Great Depression
Within months of the stock market crash, Hoover signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, a 1930 measure that increased tariffs for a broad swathe of imported goods. In response, several ...