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To: tejek who wrote (362326)	12/11/2007 9:59:49 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571973

"So one of their own, FDR, came into power and he made sure a little more of the wealth got down to the lower classes." According to Howard Zinn in "The People's History of the United States", FDR was also forced into enacting programs with socialistic features, like Social Security, to co-opt the strong socialistic and communist forces in America at the time. He didn't have any other way to explain how the communists were able to provide for THEIR downtrodden and elderly while WE could not. In the book, Zinn, who seems to be somewhat of a socialist himself, seems disappointed that FDR was able to tamp down these forces. It's a fascinating perspective and read.

To: tejek who wrote (362326)	12/11/2007 10:24:43 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571973

Ted, > We know that capitalism had failed the American worker miserably. LOL ... Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (362326)	12/12/2007 1:07:59 AM
From: TopCat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571973

"We know that capitalism had failed the American worker miserably." Well....have you joined yet? cpusa.org

To: tejek who wrote (362326)	12/13/2007 3:11:18 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571973

Unless they are getting rich from fraud or theft or from government advantages that enable them to rent seek they are getting rich to the benefit for the non-rich, and in many cases to the benefit of the poor. So one of their own, FDR, came into power and he made sure a little more of the wealth got down to the lower classes. Yeah FDR's policies really helped the poor. Prosecute people for discounting (after all poor people don't benefit from low prices right?) burn agricultural products (after all poor people don't have to eat), impose more regulations, taxes, and restrictions on entities that create jobs (the poor don't need jobs right?)