Dems and the coming trade war with Mexico


	Dems and the coming trade war with Mexico

sillysam

3-18-2009 1:40 PM

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3-18-2009 8:46 PM

willhelm

This was one of the things that led to The Great Depression.

3-19-2009 12:46 PM

sillysam

Yep. Smoot-Hawley tariff act.

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