And the next time you have the urge to help out with a crossword, ask for permission-even if the puzzle dates back to the Hoover administration.

如果下次你又有帮别人完成填字游戏的冲动，别急，先征求人家的允许，即使这个填字游戏可以追溯到胡佛时代。

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Europe is proving what the Hoover administration already showed in the 1930s, that cutting spending in a recession is counter-productive.

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In 1930-31, during the Hoover administration and in the midst of an economic collapse, there was a very slight increase in tax rates on personal income at both the lowest and highest brackets.

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