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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Smoot Hawley Obama

Two of the key reasons the Great Depression was so severe were 1) an increase in taxes; and 2) a restriction in trade via Smoot-Hawley.

Obama has already stated his intention on the first point - and now with tariffs on Chinese tires, Obama wants to make good on the trade war as well.