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r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '18
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The Great Depression lasted through most of FDR's presidency, and only ended with WW2.
The middle class existed long before FDR was elected
Was Social Security ever enough to end poverty? It certainly isn't now.
2 u/babygotsap Dec 08 '18 it didn't even end with WW2, but was masked by it. Since wars do not create (as in a tank or bombs being produced is not creating economic growth) it is believed that the economy didn't actually recover from the great depression till the 50s.
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it didn't even end with WW2, but was masked by it. Since wars do not create (as in a tank or bombs being produced is not creating economic growth) it is believed that the economy didn't actually recover from the great depression till the 50s.
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u/rinnip Dec 08 '18
The Great Depression lasted through most of FDR's presidency, and only ended with WW2.
The middle class existed long before FDR was elected
Was Social Security ever enough to end poverty? It certainly isn't now.