#like why tf are we letting people who didnt know anything about economy and us history vote for the future of our economy
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Sometimes I feel like people failed US History and this recent election and talks about tariffs really do prove that. I mean did literally everyone collectively forget about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and those major repercussions? Btw that act happened in 1930. There's a reason President Hoover's name was used to refer to Shanty Towns in the Great Depression. Or the fact that almost all tariff acts within the last 80 or so years have either been expanding negotiation for world trade or deliberately decreasing tariffs. And the one time in 2002 where steel had tariffs placed on it, it was repealed in under a year because the cost greatly outweighed any benefits.
Does anyone remember the last time Trump tried to make tariffs in 2018? How many people credit it to be one of the largest tax increases in US history!?
Are people really that stupid? Like it's literally a REQUIRED part of our general education. Why do you think it is!? So people can actually make smart decisions.
#us elections#us politics#economy#tariffs#us history#istg these people must have failed it#“make america great again!” the last time we had tariffs the great depression happened you idiot#ughhhhhh#like genuinely wtf#and people are complaining about no christmas bonus#and im like did you even read your us history textbook#this has literally happened every time#when will you learn!#when will you learn that your actions have consequences!#literally the only time really tariffs worked was when america was first being made#and then we got just regular taxes#like do i need to hit yall over the head with a textboook#screams incoherently#bruh and i hate the electoral college#but this makes me think Hamilton had a point#like why tf are we letting people who didnt know anything about economy and us history vote for the future of our economy#im like do some research#its not that hard
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