

Not the second time but some are saying this one is similar to two others including smoot-hawley that triggered a huge economic downturn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_of_Abominations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tariff_laws_in_the_United_States
No one thing triggered it but the tarifs contributed almost as much as the out of control stock market. All the controls put in place to prevent this have been changed. So stupid tarifs(Are there any other kind) and a unregulated market system has us primed for some serious times.