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George Will: ‘The First New Deal Didn’t Work’
Think Progress —
Economists on both the left and right broadly agree that the need for stimulative government spending is necessary to prevent a further collapse of the global economic system — just as the New Deal and the deficit spending of World War II restored the health of the global economy in the last century.
This morning on ABC’s This Week, conservative columnist George Will echoed the false right-wing meme that FDR’s New Deal policies made the Depression worse:
Before we go into a new New Deal, can we just acknowledge that the first New Deal didn’t ...
The First New Deal Didn't Work But Libs Want Another One Anyway
Gateway Pundit —
Here's some advice for the libs... We're not in a depression. Barack Obama is not Lincoln... or FDR. ...Except Obama is still smoking. And, as George Will says, the New Deal Didn't Work: Hat Tip Think Progress. Yid with Lid reported: As late as 1938, nine years into the depression, almost one ...
New Deal Denialism--Conservative Liars On The Rampage
Open Left - Front Page —
As conservative economics collapses disastrously under the weight of its many, many lies, it is only natural that the liars fall-back position is to take aim at the hope of actually cleaning up their mess. And hence the sudden rise of New Deal denialism. It's not as if this comes out of nowhere. It comes out of the same sorts of folks who denied the New Deal as it was succeeding right before their very eyes. And it comes out of the right-wing think tank complex. And it gets spouted by George Will on ABC This Week. And it's a load of bull. Video of Will on the flip. Pride of place to this simple diagram (click to ...
Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats
Daily Kos —
Paul Rosenberg at OpenLeft.com writes: New Deal Denialism - Conservative Liars On The Rampage As conservative economics collapses disastrously under the weight of its many, many lies, it is only natural that the liars fall-back position is to take aim at the hope of actually cleaning up their mess. And hence the ...
George Will: ?The First New Deal Didn?t Work?
The Hollywood Liberal —
George Will: ?The First New Deal Didn?t Work? Economists on both the left and right broadly agree that the need for stimulative government spending is necessary to prevent a further collapse of the global economic system — just as the New Deal and the deficit spending of World War II restored the health of the global economy in the last century. This […] Economists on both the left and right broadly agree that the need for stimulative government spending is necessary to prevent a further collapse of the global economic system — just as the New Deal and the deficit spending of World War II restored the health of the global ...
