@1:58...that bet was between a woman and her husband for $5....its just the little things that people claim is history...$50..is far from $5..Coolidge was silent for a reason...he knew there was a reason why the woman wanted him to speak.
@lowratehitman i just dont understand why this guy is bashing coolidge...coolidge was able to do things with our nation that presidents only dream of..he belived in small govt..in fact..when he left office..the fed govt was smaller than when he started..and the big kicker..President Calvin Coolidge cut taxes drastically in 1929, resulting in economic growth of 61 percent in total revenue...ouch...that horrible president,,,not!
Supposedly he and his wife were complete opposites...he was quiet and reserved, his wife, talkative and very outgoing...opposites do attract in some cases : )
It's ironic that many people assert that Herbert Hoover exacerbated the depression because he was a laissez-faire president when in fact Hoover was a highly interventionist president, with price controls, Smoot-Hawley, and tax hikes, all of which are the antithesis of classical liberalism.
It was the Federal Reserve and the Rockefellers that fueled the boom that came to bust in 1929 not Laissez Faire, Harding and Coolidge are not to blame, corrupt bankers and a interventionist like Hoover were and of course the socialist movement that started under Wilson that corrupt businessmen like Morgan and Rockefeller used to their advantage. We call that Crony Capitalism and NOT Laissez Faire.
I disagree with the guys statement that Coolidge was not a good president.
I find it hilarious how people blame Coolidge, who was President before the Depression happened and was out of office when it actually struck, for the recession but then don't do the same for Bill Clinton
I miss the Republican Party of the Harding-Coolidge era. So much class and popularity and such proud traditions. Today, the majority of republicans are poor white southerners.
Who is this James David Barber guy? What a clueless idiot. " not taking major action to protect and advance the welfare of the people". Umm. Lets see. We actually made things in this country, employment was low, virtually no inflation, balanced government budgets, paid down debt, low taxes, middle class were prosperous, no wars, he was good with civil rights of blacks, indians etc. Coolidge was popular for a reason. This revisionists need to be locked in a room and learn the facts.
@DBJW82 I said employment was low, i meant unemployment. Something like an average of 3% over 8 years... Must have been tough in the 20's.. These revisionists make me sick.
@DBJW82 I agree. These revisionist liberal morons need to shut their mouths. I had enough of those bastards in school. Half the educational problems would be solved if most teachers and professors actually taught and were truthful.
@1:58...that bet was between a woman and her husband for $5....its just the little things that people claim is history...$50..is far from $5..Coolidge was silent for a reason...he knew there was a reason why the woman wanted him to speak.
lowratehitman 1 month ago
@lowratehitman i just dont understand why this guy is bashing coolidge...coolidge was able to do things with our nation that presidents only dream of..he belived in small govt..in fact..when he left office..the fed govt was smaller than when he started..and the big kicker..President Calvin Coolidge cut taxes drastically in 1929, resulting in economic growth of 61 percent in total revenue...ouch...that horrible president,,,not!
lowratehitman 1 month ago
Supposedly he and his wife were complete opposites...he was quiet and reserved, his wife, talkative and very outgoing...opposites do attract in some cases : )
ticklemepurple86 2 months ago
It's ironic that many people assert that Herbert Hoover exacerbated the depression because he was a laissez-faire president when in fact Hoover was a highly interventionist president, with price controls, Smoot-Hawley, and tax hikes, all of which are the antithesis of classical liberalism.
jadedmastermind 4 months ago
@jadedmastermind Yes and please tell me how the smoot-hawley tariff worked out
MrCarltheking 3 months ago
Did they seriously just blame the start of the great depression on Coolidge? Wow, these guys need to check their facts.
RyannRebel 4 months ago 4
It was the Federal Reserve and the Rockefellers that fueled the boom that came to bust in 1929 not Laissez Faire, Harding and Coolidge are not to blame, corrupt bankers and a interventionist like Hoover were and of course the socialist movement that started under Wilson that corrupt businessmen like Morgan and Rockefeller used to their advantage. We call that Crony Capitalism and NOT Laissez Faire.
Campagnevoorvrijheid 4 months ago
I disagree with the guys statement that Coolidge was not a good president.
I find it hilarious how people blame Coolidge, who was President before the Depression happened and was out of office when it actually struck, for the recession but then don't do the same for Bill Clinton
JudgeMagisterDelita 4 months ago 3
I miss the Republican Party of the Harding-Coolidge era. So much class and popularity and such proud traditions. Today, the majority of republicans are poor white southerners.
Willredd94 7 months ago
That revisionist pig is big government socialist shit head. Coolidge 2012!
Willredd94 1 year ago
Who is this James David Barber guy? What a clueless idiot. " not taking major action to protect and advance the welfare of the people". Umm. Lets see. We actually made things in this country, employment was low, virtually no inflation, balanced government budgets, paid down debt, low taxes, middle class were prosperous, no wars, he was good with civil rights of blacks, indians etc. Coolidge was popular for a reason. This revisionists need to be locked in a room and learn the facts.
DBJW82 1 year ago 2
@DBJW82 I said employment was low, i meant unemployment. Something like an average of 3% over 8 years... Must have been tough in the 20's.. These revisionists make me sick.
DBJW82 1 year ago
@DBJW82 I agree. These revisionist liberal morons need to shut their mouths. I had enough of those bastards in school. Half the educational problems would be solved if most teachers and professors actually taught and were truthful.
Willredd94 11 months ago 2
@Willredd94 Well said.
AussieKen1972 4 months ago
@DBJW82
Agreed, no one, goverment or private can protect people's economical welfare. It is simply not possible within a free market and not needed.
GProduct 8 months ago 2