Myths of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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[Destro]

Buy American this Xmas!

[Torie]

Protectionist to eh? I am sure we agree on something. I just don't have a clue what it might be.

[B Knotts]

The Smoot...anyone? anyone? anyone?

[GulliverSwift]

I stopped reading after the author showed his illiteracy by using "affects" when he meant "effects."

[lelio]

Bump to read later.

[Alter Kaker]

What a stupid article. Option in recession is never to set up BARRIER to trade - which is what Hawley-Smoot was. Is complete contrary to all rational thinking.

[GeronL]

The article is wrong, I just know it, I may not be intelligent enough to spell it out but I know

A href="http://www.brookesnews.com">Brookes News gives a more coherent view of economics

[RLK]

Thank you for one of the more valuable posts seen here this year. The global-leftists here keep dragging the Smoot-Hawley Tariff myths out at every opportunity. It's good to see a rebuttal.

[Destro]

what sentence please.

[hedgetrimmer]

Bump.

[John H K]

Still pretending that protectionism isn't primarily associated with the extreme left in this country?

[William Terrell]

You mean the misuse of one word implys that the author had nothing credible to say?

[RLK]

I stopped reading after the author showed his illiteracy by using "affects" when he meant "effects."

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A grave grammatical triviality which gave you the excuse you needed to remain in denial.

[CobaltBlue]

Yah, mercantilism and protectionism are SO much better for the economy than free enterprise.

Not.

[Destro]

You are right it is not as good as free enterprise. But true free enterprise exists only as a theory. I can find nor have I ever found a true example of free enterprise on the macro level.

[Destro]

Where is this grammatical error?

[Destro]

Correct version: You are right it is not as good as free enterprise. But true free enterprise exists only as a theory. I can >>NOT<< find nor have I ever found a true example of free enterprise on the macro level.

[RLK]

Still pretending that protectionism isn't primarily associated with the extreme left in this country?

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You sound like one of those freshmen or sophomores at liberal girls colleges who breathlessly think they are intellectuals when thr tack --ism on to something they don't like or which inconveniences them. We have sexism, beautism, and now protectionism.

Hint (Trade to build up socialist countries was advocated by Karl Marx.)

[RLK]

Where is this grammatical error?

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Who cares? The twit was just trying to manufacture an excuse to wise off.

[luckydevi]

Tarrifs are a form of taxation, the notion that taxation can lead to prosperity is asinine.