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| Klaus | Nov 26 2011, 04:45 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Was it a good idea? The beginning of modern economics? The beginning of socialism in the US? How influential was it? What's your take on it? |
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| Jolly | Nov 26 2011, 04:46 AM Post #2 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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It prolonged the Great Depression by about four years. |
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| apple | Nov 26 2011, 05:03 AM Post #3 |
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oh please Jolly.. Roosevelt was a 3 term president who increased governmental regulation 10 fold (?). to me, definitely the right president at the right time. He'd be shot today i suppose. I'll let others give you specifics. He was a very brilliant person. to say he extended the depression by 4 years.. heh. we all love jolly opinions and ways but sometimes a broader perspective reveals a truer picture. I personally feel he saved a lot of people's asses (vernacularly). He instigated an unprecedented amount of governmental 'participation'. a very fascinating fellow working in the decades of unbelievable unrest. the beginning of socialism?..(around here that word is anathema.. he was also 'charged' with facsism and communism - he certainly had plenty of conservative detractors).. but yes, i think in a way. I really like pre WW1 history but lately have been reading a lot about Churchill and Roosevelt. I don't have a great understanding of economics even tho i used to clean the toilets of the Milton Friedman home. |
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| Klaus | Nov 26 2011, 06:15 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Signature-worthy!
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| jon-nyc | Nov 26 2011, 07:09 AM Post #5 |
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Cheers
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I think it was, in the main, a good idea at the time. One has to judge it in the context of the era - we weren't all that far from revolution, indeed look what happened to some states in Europe after the economic calamity of the 30s. George Will once said that FDR saved capitalism by tempering its excesses - I agree with that assessment.
Well, it was the beginning of the welfare state here, such as it is. Its most enduring features (off the top of my head, and in no particular order) were Social Security (our pension system), regulation of the financial services industry (SEC for securities, FDIC or deposit insurance for banks), the provision of legal protections for unions, and federal support for the housing market. Many other features - in particular the various relief efforts - had little enduring effect (IMO) but helped increase morale at the time.
Hugely influential at the time in turning around the national mood. Parts of it were hugely influential in that our society is shaped by them today (see above). Its also fair to say that the basic architecture of the welfare state went substantially unchallenged for half a century. SO much so, that a Republican president could say the following:
Now clearly today |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 26 2011, 07:12 AM Post #6 |
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| Larry | Nov 26 2011, 09:57 AM Post #7 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Actually, Jolly IS wrong. He extended the great depression by 7 years. http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/FDR-s-Policies-Prolonged-Depression-5409.aspx?RelNum=5409 "President Roosevelt believed that excessive competition was responsible for the Depression by reducing prices and wages, and by extension reducing employment and demand for goods and services," said Cole, also a UCLA professor of economics. "So he came up with a recovery package that would be unimaginable today, allowing businesses in every industry to collude without the threat of antitrust prosecution and workers to demand salaries about 25 percent above where they ought to have been, given market forces. The economy was poised for a beautiful recovery, but that recovery was stalled by these misguided policies." Since by your own admission you don't know much about economics, perhaps you'll agree that UCLA professors of economics do. Or perhaps not. |
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| Jolly | Nov 26 2011, 11:39 AM Post #8 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Uh, FDR was a 4-term President, was he not? That appeal to authority (FDR's terms) reminded me of the line in Animal House about listening to Bluto because he was a pre-med major. |
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| LWpianistin | Nov 26 2011, 11:46 AM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My take on it: it was a deal and it was new. End of story. |
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| jon-nyc | Nov 26 2011, 12:09 PM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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FIFY, NNTTM. |
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| JBryan | Nov 26 2011, 12:10 PM Post #11 |
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I am the grey one
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It may have done less harm than Obama's Big Fvcking Deal. |
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| Larry | Nov 27 2011, 05:21 AM Post #12 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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I think it's a little more credible than saying "I don't know much about economics but you're wrong", but then perhaps you don't.. |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 27 2011, 05:43 AM Post #13 |
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A funny idea for a future thread about something complicated would be for people to argue with each other using nothing but quotes from academics. In fact, we could argue about something really stupid, it might be more fun. I'd like to see how long it would take before someone broke down and called the other person a knobhead. |
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| PattyP | Nov 27 2011, 06:02 AM Post #14 |
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Senior Carp
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| apple | Nov 27 2011, 07:17 AM Post #15 |
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one of the angels
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