OHIO & IOWA
In December 1902, the U.S. struck a deal with Cuba to cut tariffs on Cuban imports by 20%. Backed by U.S. sugar refiners, the deal guaranteed cheap sugar for Americans, but deepened Cuba's economic reliance on the U.S. This dependence later helped spark the Cuban Revolution. Today, Trump tariffs have caused an economic hazard, while he says affordability is a HOAX.