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bvar22

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25. FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights does IT for me, and is the reason I am a Democrat.
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 06:58 PM
Jun 2015
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 all—regardless 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


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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I was also looking at the savings and loan crap game Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #1
I read about it throughly in Mother Jones back then. FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #5
When they were loaning at 125% of appraised value Downwinder Jun 2015 #10
Silverado Neil Bush, BFEE Octafish Jun 2015 #13
grok Etymology.......... I forgot that term Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #15
Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Smooth talker, that Bush Sr was. But it doesn't fool anyone sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #40
Whitewashing the Bush boys Octafish Jun 2015 #46
it just keeps getting more terrible doesn't it. roguevalley Jun 2015 #14
Well actually I think that the curtain has become more transparent Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 #16
The internet definitely made them more vulnerable. Makes you wonder why they allowed it to happen? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #41
K & R L0oniX Jun 2015 #2
Social Security was part of the New Deal Octafish Jun 2015 #20
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #3
Ten Lessons We Must Learn from Charles Keating (Just-Us v Justice) Octafish Jun 2015 #21
Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #34
"It's just all one big club FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #4
Vonnegut, too, understood the System. Octafish Jun 2015 #43
thank you for the excerpt FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #45
Well there you have it whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #6
Even Bartcop went through the roof when Robert Parry mentioned it the first time. Octafish Jun 2015 #47
Mine would expand and update the New Deal to better reflect the 21st Century. Cerridwen Jun 2015 #7
FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights does IT for me, and is the reason I am a Democrat. bvar22 Jun 2015 #25
Ugh...All the Bankster stuff makes me sick. SoapBox Jun 2015 #8
Know your BFEE: Phil Gramm, the Meyer Lansky of the War Party, Set-Up the Biggest Bank Heist Ever. Octafish Jun 2015 #24
Paulson delivered the Extortion Note, and I have never forgotten. bvar22 Jun 2015 #26
...and Geithner drove the getaway car FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #31
I wish I could kick & rec this post. TM99 Jun 2015 #36
as always, Octafish - Kick, rec and thanks! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #9
Agreed MissDeeds Jun 2015 #11
He did all this just in his first two years. pampango Jun 2015 #12
out of words. dpatbrown Jun 2015 #17
Never cared for Clinton either. bvar22 Jun 2015 #35
They don't even try very hard to hide it..... daleanime Jun 2015 #18
I didn't like that Glass-Steagall was repealed either, however let's not romanticize the past YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #19
African Americans and the New Deal: A Look Back in History Octafish Jun 2015 #22
Propaganda that suggests the New Deal harmed African Americans peecoolyour Jun 2015 #23
Great connection, there. Cato Institute? Octafish Jun 2015 #28
Nice try YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #37
Like when the Tag Team smears me as a ''Conspiracy Theorist'?' Which sounds nice. Octafish Jun 2015 #44
FDR also signed the papers that allowed BLack Men to obtain Officer Rank, bvar22 Jun 2015 #27
Wasn't just the enlisted corps from south of the Mason-Dixon line who resented that, either. Octafish Jun 2015 #29
It wasn't easy, especially after returning home. bvar22 Jun 2015 #33
Great thread, bookmarked for future reference. Thanks Octafish and other contributors. Scuba Jun 2015 #30
Agreed. As long as we're naming names here let's not forget Chris Dodd. pa28 Jun 2015 #32
KR&B...this thread should be required reading, Octafish! ms liberty Jun 2015 #38
This thread should be enshrined on DU's Home page. snagglepuss Jun 2015 #39
Huge K&R, SO with you on this CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #42
K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Jun 2015 #48
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