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What I wouldn't give for an Eisenhower Republican resurgence and an FDR Democrat resurgence...minus the racism or segregationism allowing policies. But fiscally
by gremlinsinc 6y ago
What I wouldn't give for an Eisenhower Republican resurgence and an FDR Democrat resurgence...minus the racism or segregationism allowing policies. But fiscally and socially, they were way better than anybody we've got in politics now.
- wavedingo 6y agoThat’s because we had adults voting then
- loeg 6y agoOur voting population was actually much younger at the time, despite the voting age being slightly higher (21).[1] > the median age in 1940 was 29.0 years, compared to 37.2 years in 2010 [1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1940-us-census-data-released-online/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1940-us-census-data-released-on...
- 205guy 6y agoI think your parent comment was referring to emotional maturity--and I would agree with his/her point.
- dantheman 6y agoLook closely at FDRs policies and their effects they were a disaster. Here's a good book on it: https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-History-Great-Depression/dp/0060936428 https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-History-Great-Depressio...