Not one of these Free Trade genuises has been able to explain why it is that Smoot-Hawley “caused” the Great Depression when the nearly identical Fordney-McComber Tariff of 1922 was followed by the Roaring 20s.
‘Smoot-Hawley’ is the only tariff that they have ever heard of and they toss it around as the “cause” of the Depression because they heard someone make that claim once. They know nothing about the history of tariffs in America or they wouldn’t repeat that stupid claim. The Smoot-Hawley bill passed nearly a year after we know that the Depression began making their empty headed argument even more foolish.
I once pointed all this out here at FR and a few days later I heard Levin mention Fordney-McComber for the first time ever so I know that he read my post and can’t claim ignorance of the 1922 F-M tariff. But the facts of tariff history aren’t useful to his attacks on Trump so he just ignores the facts and keeps on with his rant. 99% of his audience won’t know because tariff history isn’t exactly popular reading. Says all that you need to know about Levin’s lack of honesty.
“I once pointed all this out here at FR and a few days later I heard Levin mention Fordney-McComber for the first time ever so I know that he read my post “
Levin got most of his material from FR for many years. We put him where he is and he basically pi$$ed on all of us.