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Debbie Said:

American history survey question for my class?

We Answered:

the New Deal was an abysmal failure. almost all of today's economists agree that Franklin Roosevelt extended the Great Depression at least 7 years longer than it needed to last. the New Deal failed because it interfered with natural market forces that would've corrected themselves sooner than later. for example, for every government job that was created, more jobs were lost in the private sector, which were the only jobs that could've helped revive the economy.

today, Obama is taking us down the same path that Roosevelt took in 1933. also, for the record, FDR was not a good president. he was an aspiring dictator who ruled for longer than what was gentlemanly (4 terms) and tried to circumvent the Constitution by packing the Supreme Court with Democrats (1937 Judiciary Reorganization Bill). he was a communist sympathizer who cozied up with Stalin and allowed the Soviets to take East Berlin. finally, his internment of 110,000 Japanese-Americans was one of the worst civil rights violations in U.S. history.

Louise Said:

Would you agree to getting rid of these government programs?

We Answered:

You have way too much time on your hands, too much damn time! Wish I could sit around all day and think of programs to hate on, I'm sure to people who use those programs- they are important.

Denise Said:

ARE Americans practicing Communism?

We Answered:

Only a few of your "planks" are applicable today in America. Key words are "all" "owned" and "abolition." Key phrase here is "in the hands of the State." The State has not abolished inheritance in totality, yet. The State has not begun forcibly relocating people from cities out into the country to "more equitably distribute the population." The State does not "own" entire industries and dictate what they may, and may not, produce. How much control the State has over Media industry is debatable. Your point on public education hits pretty close to home since "social engineering has been ongoing since the 1980's. Your point #8 is inaccurate at this time. To be true the State would be requiring all on Welfare who are able to work to report to designated worksites. The State would also be herding entire groups of people from one job to another in various parts of the country. These things are not happening, at this time. We still have private property, the State does not claim to own all property, merely wishes to tax all property.

Are we getting closer to socialism as our main form of government? Yes, obviously. Are we Communistic? Nope.