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re: Who is/was your favorite president?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:57 pm to deltaland
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:57 pm to deltaland
Obama, Bush, Wilson and Carter are pretty much mandatory in any bottom five. Kinda sad that three of our five worst ever have come in the last 35 years.
This is a common misunderstanding. FDR's programs saved the country and were necessary when they were implemented. Roosevelt never intended his social programs to be a permanent fix but a stopgap to get the country back on its feet.
If you want to blame someone for the current welfare state, your man is LBJ and his great society philosophy. He is the one who made sure that FDR's programs not only stuck around but expanded them.
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FDR - Started many socialist/welfare programs that still hurt this country today.
This is a common misunderstanding. FDR's programs saved the country and were necessary when they were implemented. Roosevelt never intended his social programs to be a permanent fix but a stopgap to get the country back on its feet.
If you want to blame someone for the current welfare state, your man is LBJ and his great society philosophy. He is the one who made sure that FDR's programs not only stuck around but expanded them.
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Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:03 pm to Roger Klarvin
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If you want to blame someone for the current welfare state, your man is LBJ and his great society philosophy. He is the one who made sure that FDR's programs not only stuck around but expanded them.
I was more referring to the corporate welfare. For example, the bloated farm bill started under FDR. I believe Social Security did also. He had good intent, but failed to realize that once you give free handouts, it's political suicide to take them away in the future. Politicians should use more foresight before implementing any social programs, because once passed, they never go away.
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