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Ferris Bueller's teacher schools Trump on tariffs

Ruben Bolling
Apr 04, 2025
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Wednesday night, after Trump announced his bizarro tariffs, @shannonwatts's Instagram account pointed out that Ferris Beuller's teacher delivered a lecture on how Republicans during the Great Depression tried to use tariffs to raise revenue and improve the economy.

They label it "Every Gen Xer tonight…" You can see the scene here.

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