Originally posted by no1marauderYep, the republic would have folded and people would have been actively dying in the streets sreaming, "FDR, spend more, spend more and save us!!!"
If it had not been for centralized economic planning in the US during WWII the world would be a far different place that's for sure.
Originally posted by whodeyI was referring to WWII; I assume even right wing nuts like yourself would concede that letting the free market decide how to allocate resources during wartime would be a rather poor idea.
Yep, the republic would have folded and people would have been actively dying in the streets sreaming, "FDR, spend more, spend more and save us!!!"
In the Great Depression, people were dying in the streets and government spending averted much death and suffering. You won't hear about that on FoxNews, however. FDR was pretty popular because he took steps to alleviate that suffering.
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Originally posted by no1marauderAt least that's what he wanted people to think. He actually prolonged the depression by many years because of the steps that he took to "fix" it
...In the Great Depression, people were dying in the streets and government spending averted much death and suffering. You won't hear about that on FoxNews, however. FDR was pretty popular because he took steps to alleviate that suffering.
http://fee.org/articles/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/
http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/07/14/walter-williams-on-the-great-depression/
Or perhaps the American people who kept voting for FDR were every bit as stupid and uninformed as the folks who just rejected Obama's policies on such a massive scale.
The main difference between FDR and today's Democrats is that FDR actually wanted the U.S. to win when we were at war. You don't see that from the left side of the aisle any more.
Originally posted by no1marauderSo now you are comparing business as usual with a time when the country was fighting for its life in a world war? Priceless!! 🙄
I was referring to WWII; I assume even right wing nuts like yourself would concede that letting the free market decide how to allocate resources during wartime would be a rather poor idea.
In the Great Depression, people were dying in the streets and government spending averted much death and suffering. You won't hear about that on FoxNews, however. FDR was pretty popular because he took steps to alleviate that suffering.
Originally posted by TheBloopYep, they just keep on fighting a war that they said could not be won when "W" is in office. Go figure?
The main difference between FDR and today's Democrats is that FDR actually wanted the U.S. to win when we were at war. You don't see that from the left side of the aisle any more.[/b]
Originally posted by TheBloopThe laissez faire fairy tale for the brainwashed.
At least that's what he wanted people to think. He actually prolonged the depression by many years because of the steps that he took to "fix" it
http://fee.org/articles/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/
http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/07/14/walter-williams-on-the-great-depression/
Or perhaps the American people who kept voting for FDR were ev ...[text shortened]... to win when we were at war. You don't see that from the left side of the aisle any more.
Originally posted by TheBloopThe main difference between FDR and today's Democrats is that FDR actually wanted the U.S. to win when we were at war. You don't see that from the left side of the aisle any more.
At least that's what he wanted people to think. He actually prolonged the depression by many years because of the steps that he took to "fix" it
http://fee.org/articles/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/
http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/07/14/walter-williams-on-the-great-depression/
Or perhaps the American people who kept voting for FDR were ev ...[text shortened]... to win when we were at war. You don't see that from the left side of the aisle any more.
Yes, it all makes sense now. Obama is actively bringing america down from the inside, he wants america to lose it own war while simultaneously bankrupting the economy by opening the way for the orderly decline of the dollar! how is it that I didn't realize this before?!
