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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Labor Policies During The Great Depression


What was the U.S. government doing about labor policies during The Great Depression?  Very early in the recession the U.S. passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930.

In this video clip Thomas Sowell highlights its effects...




*clip from the Hoover Institution


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Labels: economics, tariff, taxes, The Great Depression, Thomas Sowell, u.s. history, unemployment

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