With all the talk going on about the merits of free trade and the U.S.’s free trade agreements, it might be helpful to look at an example from the past. Debates over free trade vs. protectionism are nothing new, and politicians can learn a thing or two about the downfalls of protectionist tariffs from Depression-era U.S. trade policy.
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