Seems like a good time to remind everyone that Franklin Delano Roosevelt RAISED TAXES ON THE RICH SIGNIFICANTLY and in so doing got us Medicare, Social Security, a jobs program and built an American middle class.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States during the worst depression in American history.
A quarter of the workforce was unemployed, and farmers were in deep trouble as prices had fallen by 60%. Industrial production had fallen by more than half since 1929. Two million people were homeless.
The “first 100 Days” of the 73rd United States Congress saw an unprecedented amount of legislation and set a benchmark against which future presidents have been compared.
Roosevelt saw the establishment of a number of agencies and measures designed to provide relief for the unemployed and others. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration distributed relief to state governments. The Public Works Administration (PWA) oversaw the construction of large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, and schools. The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) brought electricity for the first time to millions of rural homes.
The most popular of all New Deal agencies—and Roosevelt’s favorite—was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which hired 250,000 unemployed men for rural projects. Congress gave the Federal Trade Commission broad regulatory powers and provided mortgage relief to millions of farmers and homeowners
Roosevelt was active in expanding, funding, and promoting the National Park and National Forest systems.
Roosevelt is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in U.S. history, and one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
Historians and political scientists consistently rank George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Roosevelt as the three greatest presidents.
Reflecting on Roosevelt’s presidency, “which brought the United States through the Great Depression and World War II to a prosperous future”, biographer Jean Edward Smith in 2007, wrote “He lifted himself from a wheelchair to lift the nation from its knees.”
His commitment to the working class and unemployed in need of relief in the nation’s longest recession made him a favorite of blue-collar workers, labor unions, and ethnic minorities.
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In comparing President Roosevelt to the present President and Congress, it is clear to see and understand the way in which a President and Congress could and should think, plan and vigorously act to protect, defend and preserve the constitutional rights of all United States citizens and visitors, providing them with the opportunities to live and prosper in the “shining city on the hill” so eloquently described by President Ronald Reagan.
Stand and fight for your rights and your country.
Do Not Be Afraid.
(Please thing seriously about these thoughts and words, and share them with your family, friends and anyone who might consider and act upon them.)