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Dont call me Shirley

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1. Many of us, the vast majority, want the Democratic Party to move back to FDR policies...
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 06:42 PM
Mar 2016

The Second Bill of Rights, Franklin D Roosevelt

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.

Many of us, the vast majority, want the Democratic Party to move back to FDR policies... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #1
Well said. n/t pampango Mar 2016 #2
It's never going to happen without Bernie Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #3
Or a Progressive Majority. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #4
yep Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #5
GDP please...nt joeybee12 Apr 2016 #6
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