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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
The effect of his policies ... did create a welfare state, Baron. Yet by this time most of the industrialized nations of Europe had.
Thousands of people were put to work ...
His public works program electrified the country ... built dams, highways, parks, etc.
We could talk all day about the benefits and disadvantages of his New Deal program ... the truth is ... the presidents after him ... including Reagan expanded our welfare state ...
It wasn't until the Contract w/ America, in the 90's ... under Gingrich and a poll driven Clinton ... that we see real reform.
Did FDR end the depression? ... no. WWII did. Which he led us into precipice of victory.
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If you believe the Myth that the New Deal was good for America then or now I suppose you could consider him a great president. I believe the economic evidence is clear that he was a failure then and we continue to have negative results even now. His policies extended the depression rather than bringing it to an end.
We don’t justify bad American policy by saying the Europeans were already doing it.
Didn’t your mama ever give you the “If all your friends were…” speech?