No. Presenting the data in this format (the chart's from Heritage) challenges the assertion that GDP rose in spite of S-H, because it shows that there is an inverse relationship between GDP and the average tariff rate*.
That being said, the assertion I just made can be challenged, but not by returning to the original assertion. The best one can do is argue that there is "no relationship," or "insufficient data."
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*We know that S-H raised the tariff rates on a whole slew of imports (and that U.S. exports plummeted), but we don't know what tariffs were cut in the years following.
No. Presenting the data in this format (the chart's from Heritage) challenges the assertion that GDP rose in spite of S-H, because it shows that there is an inverse relationship between GDP and the average tariff rate*.Can you be specific about years and dollar amounts instead of a graph where that kind of specificity is hidden?
Why the obfuscating tell-nothing graphics? Does your point rally hold no water?