SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: TimF who wrote (190088)6/8/2004 8:37:30 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574054
 
OK, I've seen the spin on FDR, that doesn't suprise me. Why do you say that Reagan was insane?

John



To: TimF who wrote (190088)6/15/2004 9:20:06 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574054
 
My take is that most of the New Deal was economically unsound, but that FDR probably saved us from a worse political crisis by being willing to experiment. I also think that the state of economic knowledge was shakier than today, and allowed for more handwringing over the instability of capitalism, and more political attempts to cure the alleged defects.........