FDR's Economic Bill of Rights

US President FDR lays out an Economic Bill of Rights. Among these are the right to a job where one earns enough for food, clothing and recreation, the right to a decent home, the right to education, and the right to medical care.

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[50calfrag]

man how I wish FDR was alive right now things are getting so out of hand. This man is a true American. He really had this country's best interests in his heart. God Bless FDR. if only he could help us now....

[Aan B]

If the majority (Americans) of this country wasn't raised fearing socialism and government intervention in economic depressions, FDR's Second Bill of Rights would've been implemented long ago. Europe and Japan received most of the rights listed in these Bill of Rights that Americans today envy ie Right to Education, healthcare, a living wage,leisure, employment, etc. This is not about socialism being evil or unwritten entitlement. This is about basic human rights guaranted under intl law. 

[Ray Chandler]

That's absurd. A "right" to a job? Jobs belong to their creator, the productive segment of society, which does not include government. Not one of the "rights" this mountebank outlines actually can be a right. Nothing that requires that something -- something that another person earned or produced with their own toil -- be taken from that person in order to provide that specious "right" to another person who didn't earn it. 

[Peaceful Pearce]

*stares* If Franklin D. Roosevelt was socialist, then I'm a communist...even though I DEFINITELY don't think that the government should be overturned or control businesses.

[TOPOFFMAN]

Roosevelt started it, and I'm betting that bet you want all of America to experience this wonderful socialist utopia that has failed every time it's been tried. And Obama's your guy.

[Peaceful Pearce]

*puts head closer to the screen* Sir, you must not know what socialism is. Get a dictionary for Pete's sake.

[TOPOFFMAN]

And they would have been right

[Peaceful Pearce]

Could you imagine if Franklin D. Roosevelt was alive today? Fox News and the rest of the "Republicans" and I use the term, "Republicans" lightly, they would call him a socialist, fascist, and every other "bad" word they could think of.

[brabus8317]

smashfascismnow. what do you mean?

[smashfascismnow]

Has Tarpley come out with his new Pearl Harbor yet? o.O

[brabus8317]

compare Obama to Great Great Roosevelt.. piece of trash Obama is now attacking the social safety net (social security and medicare)he is callig it a reforms". A wall street puppet ! thats what a trator Obama is!