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Tariffs: Smoot - The Man Behind the Tariff
Tariffs: Smoot - The Man Behind the Tariff
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
You may know his tariff, but not him. A look at the man behind the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. Reed Smoot, Senator from Utah. His history, his politics, his views on tariffs. His battles for a mix of conservative issues and progressive stands. And his battle to keep his own seat from religious intolerance. Plus a discussion on tariffs in history and the variety of different historical figures who have positive and negative views of tariffs.
Released:
Jul 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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