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In reply to the discussion: So we're slashing more government jobs in a Depression [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)of the impoverished not only benefited them but the country as a whole.
Of course, Nixon didn't propose the Guaranteed Annual Assistance in 1969 (aka the Family Assistance Plan) out of the kindness of his heart. He and Congress, along with the Senators who almost passed it, may have been spurred by the Watts' riots of 1965 and other riot-related activities.
We've been told that Obama is smart. His proposal for governmental employment for those who need it in a time of a recession or depression doesn't seem to verify that.
We've seen no evidence that the trickle-down theory works, nor has he. We've also seen no evidence that globalization works. He hasn't seen that either, unless he's looking at it from the perspective of those from the 1% who have served as his chiefs of staffs and other members of the 1%.