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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us
With sweeping tariffs that have sent global markets into a tailspin, President Trump argued that the U.S. was founded on ...
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep ... Working conditions were often poor, but the standard of living climbed for the middle class, which enjoyed innovations ...
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.
While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons ...
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Trump claims high tariffs prevented the Great Depression in US—history says otherwise
America's history of high tariffs actually continued well after 1913, however, and Trump's take on what sparked the Great Depression ... conditions were often poor, but the standard of living ...
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Thousands of unemployed people gather outside City ...