It would be difficult to dispute Smoot-Hawley not exacerbating the Great Depression.

Just like conservative credibility is an oxymoron.

There is nothing new in the recognition that legislation can be counter-productive..protective tariffs and enbargo laws both fall in this class.

Obviously this opens up the opportunity for you to catelogue welfare and taxation laws to add to the listing.. It is part of the legitimate role of government to balance the benefits with non-productive aspects of legislation.

Hopefully, legislation so developed will have benefits that outweigh the disadvantages for most of the population.

Publius