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geefloyd46

(1,939 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2013, 06:04 AM Mar 2013

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From The Real News: 80th Anniversary of Roosevelt and The New Deal

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From The Real News: 80th Anniversary of Roosevelt and The New Deal (Original Post) geefloyd46 Mar 2013 OP

Unemployment dropped by 40% in FDR's first term MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #1

Unemployment dropped by 40% dtotire Mar 2013 #2

stimulus, not austerity. KG Mar 2013 #3

OK, I watched the video. Great stuff! MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #4

K&R We need to talk up FDR's ideas as models for today! LongTomH Mar 2013 #5

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

1. Unemployment dropped by 40% in FDR's first term

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Mon Mar 4, 2013, 06:14 AM

Mar 2013

And GDP grew at 8%+ per year.

dtotire

(1,889 posts)

2. Unemployment dropped by 40%

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:25 AM

Mar 2013

All due to stimulus spending (WPA, etc).

KG

(28,752 posts)

3. stimulus, not austerity.

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Mon Mar 4, 2013, 08:30 AM

Mar 2013

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

4. OK, I watched the video. Great stuff!

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 09:03 AM

Mar 2013

Thanks Floyd!

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

5. K&R We need to talk up FDR's ideas as models for today!

Reply to geefloyd46 (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 05:22 PM

Mar 2013

We need New Deal 2.0 and a Civilian Conservation Corps designed to combat global warming.

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