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liberalnarb

(4,532 posts) Fri Jan 8, 2016, 09:45 PM Jan 2016

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FDR: "The Best Customer Of The American Industry..."

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FDR: "The Best Customer Of The American Industry..." (Original Post) liberalnarb Jan 2016 OP

Funny how this is downplayed today, in the face of categoric evidence of its truth Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #1

The ruling class would rather have slaves and sycophants... hunter Jan 2016 #2

Modern progressive countries have not forgotten this FDR belief. n/t pampango Jan 2016 #3

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

1. Funny how this is downplayed today, in the face of categoric evidence of its truth

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 11:09 PM

Jan 2016

Dare even mention demand-side economics and supply-siders froth at the mouth.

hunter

(38,311 posts)

2. The ruling class would rather have slaves and sycophants...

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 11:19 PM

Jan 2016

... even if it means their own standard of living declines.

It's the power, not the money.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

3. Modern progressive countries have not forgotten this FDR belief. n/t

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2016, 07:22 AM

Jan 2016

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