There are a lot of abstractions that it'd help to qualify in that last statement. For instance: which government programs (FDR's right-to-work packages? LBJ's war on Poverty)? Whose calls for the U.S. to abandon capitalism? What is a "safety net [...] for capitalism as a whole"?
We need data! -JP >From: "Gray, Lynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: economic history question >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:08:41 -0500 > > > >Would it be safe to say that the introduction of govt programs such as >unemployment insurance had an impact in quieting the calls for the US to >abandon capitalism and take up socialism? In other words did these types >of >govt programs serve not only as safety nets for individuals in need but >also >for capitalism as a whole? > > >Lynn Gray ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm never gonna work another day in my life. The gods told me to relax; they said I'm gonna be fixed up right. I'm never gonna work another day in my life. I'm way too busy powertrippin', but I'm gonna shed you some light. - Monster Magnet, "Powertrip" _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
