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In reply to the discussion: The kind of Democrat I endorse works to support the New Deal. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)25. FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights does IT for me, and is the reason I am a Democrat.
In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be[font size=3] established for allregardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]
Among these are:
*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
*The right of every family to a decent home;
*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
*The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.
FDR, State of the Union Address, 1944
Among these are:
*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
*The right of every family to a decent home;
*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
*The right to a good education.
All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.
FDR, State of the Union Address, 1944
Please note that the above are stipulated as Basic Human RIGHTS to be protected by our government,
and NOT as COMMODITIES to be SOLD to Americans by For Profit Corporations.
My vote and support WILL go to whoever BEST embodies these values.
I am too old and tired to again support the Least of the Worst.
Let the chips fall where they may.
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Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Smooth talker, that Bush Sr was. But it doesn't fool anyone
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#40
The internet definitely made them more vulnerable. Makes you wonder why they allowed it to happen?
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#41
Even Bartcop went through the roof when Robert Parry mentioned it the first time.
Octafish
Jun 2015
#47
Know your BFEE: Phil Gramm, the Meyer Lansky of the War Party, Set-Up the Biggest Bank Heist Ever.
Octafish
Jun 2015
#24
I didn't like that Glass-Steagall was repealed either, however let's not romanticize the past
YoungDemCA
Jun 2015
#19
Like when the Tag Team smears me as a ''Conspiracy Theorist'?' Which sounds nice.
Octafish
Jun 2015
#44
Wasn't just the enlisted corps from south of the Mason-Dixon line who resented that, either.
Octafish
Jun 2015
#29