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If I have missed a proposal

Barth — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:32:28 +0000

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If I have missed a proposal to inject more money into the economy, beyond the too small "stimulus" of 2009, or the equally tiny "investments" this year (many of which are being dropped as we speak---high speed rail, for instance---) please let me know,

Yes, this Congress is terrible, as was the prior one and FDR had one which was more responsive given the crisis. The reason our crisis is not as bad is because of what was enacted then.

I do not fault the current President for not living up to FDR. I wish he would aspire to that end, though, by challenging his opponents. He did so this week and I hope to see that continue instead of knucking under while praising them.

This is quite a read!I think

Richard Day — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:16:55 +0000

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This is quite a read!

I think it is good to keep referencing FDR since he was the greatest President since Lincoln and since he has been the bugaboo of every repub since 1932!

Oh but I hereby render unto Barth the Dayly Line of the Day Award for this here Dagblog Site, given to all of him from all of me for this gem:

The next president elected by Democrats made the word triangulate a famous one, and told us that the"era of big government is over." Adopting the Republicans mantra worked well for that president. They impeached him.

hahaahah

Before proceeding, can you

Elusive Trope — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:14:04 +0000

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Before proceeding, can you find me the quote where Obama says the deficit is the biggest problem we face, as opposed to one of the big problems we face as a country.

But I also have to say that the constant harking back to FDR without acknowledging the different landscape the two presidents faced is really getting tiresome. One biggie difference in my opinion is that Roosevelt was dealing with an actual depression which had the average American household even before the depression living just at about what we would consider the poverty line. Yes there is the gap between the rich and the poor that is growing, etc etc. But even with the slip in wealth by the middle class (a bad trend no doubt), the median household income today is still around $50K.