[yankeedame]

Apparently the names Smoot and Hawley are lost in ancient history to some Freepers.

Ditto:

[bvw]

That Smoot Hawley argumeent is overburdened, it was NOT the source of the crash and depression.

Tariffs are an art and science. Levels of tariif need adjustment for all sorts of reasons. And politically -- better that the politicians moxie comes in tariffs than in the damnable income tax code than makes serfs and peons of all of us.