dec 16, 1913 - Economic Reform

Description:

Trustbusting
*breaking up powerful companies
*Regulation of Corporations
-Income Tax
-State and Federal Regulations

Economic Acts:
-Interstate Commerice Act (1887)
Designed to regulate the railroad industry and required railroad rates to be "reasonable and just"

-Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
Meant to prevent monopolies from artificially preserving their status.

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