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How did low taxes and few business rules in the 1920s help cause the Great Depression?
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They helped all social classes to save more money.
They caused a steady decrease in stock market prices.
They provided more government money for social programs.
They increased wealth for the rich but not for workers.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They increased wealth for the rich but not for workers.

Explanation: Tax cuts and light regulation concentrated income and promoted speculation and overinvestment, while wages and consumer demand lagged — contributing to overproduction, a stock market bubble, and the eventual crash.