Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-20 16:39:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E84CE0BE51358549F13F559EE5B0BF8E373AAD55BB1B361E41816CAF56F8D5E6
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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 was adopted as an intended stimulus measure to "protect" American industry from the stock market crash. Instead of stimulating the economy, the measure backfired and caused a global collapse in trade, thereby worsening the Great Depression. https://www.cato.org/publications/problem-tariff-american-economic-history-1787-1934#protectionism-income-tax-era
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