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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (508976)12/13/2003 7:09:34 PM
From: Peter O'Brien  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
more nonsense.

FDR did not "slash" social spending.

He did massively increase defense spending.
Yes, social spending went down during WW2 as
a % of total outlays, but only because the
defense budget was increased so massively that
it dwarfed every other aspect of the federal budget
at the time.

In 1940, the defense budget was $1.7 billion.
In 1945, the defense budget was $83 billion.
FDR increased the defense budget by 50-fold
in just 5 years!



To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (508976)12/13/2003 10:05:17 PM
From: Selectric II  Respond to of 769670
 
1. Social spending isn't socialism.
2. Reductions in social spending as a PERCENTAGE of government spending are NOT reductions in social spending. The assertion that it is, is a very common lie using misleading statistics that leftists try to foist on us, and it's getting really old.

Grow up and tune in, Dizzie. Your mind is a terrible thing to waste. At least, I hope it is.


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