[gcruse]

yes, and we don't want america to enter that hole that you correctly point out, europe is in. keeping a strong private sector middle class job/wage base is the only way to do that.

Yes.  And we've found that protectionism and tariffs contribute massively to those problems.  The Great Depression has lessons there.

[oceanview]

the US auto industry is protected by both tariffs (light trucks) and import quotas. foreign manufacturers are building plants all over the US, hiring americans.

[Willie Green]

And we've found that protectionism and tariffs contribute massively to those problems. The Great Depression has lessons there.

Smoot-Hawley's impact on the Great Depression is about the same magnitude that cow farts have on the ozone hole.