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The 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised overall tariffs to their highest levels since 1828. It was the last tariff act for which Congress set rates, after that Congress delegated power to...the President. Tariffs dropped, set new preferences, joined free trade orgs (GATT, WTO) agreed to reduce tariffs.
May 6, 2025, 5:28 PM
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