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Is the Great Depression Getting a Sequel? People Cope With Jokes After Trump's Tariffs Announcement
This rate is higher than the peak tariff rate imposed under Smoot-Hawley in the 1930s, which contributed to the Great Depression,” Moody’s Analytics chief economist wrote on X Thursday. “If the 25 ...
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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different.
WASHINGTON — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American ...
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People Are Deciding What To Call The Next "Great Depression," And The Winner Is Both Funny And, Yeah, Depressing
Spencer Platt / Getty Images The record-breaking losses have led people on social media to speculate about another Great Depression. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images @frogs4girls has a ...
The Daily Dot22d
Is this the Great Depression 2? The internet certainly thinks so
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly every nation and a stricken stock market have inspired 2nd Great Depression memes. On social media platforms like X and Bluesky, users are ...
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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us
In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...