Sunday, February 20, 2005

Betraying FDR's Legacy

"The New Deal was about ensuring against risk, making disadvantaged people feel more secure in the knowledge that the government would help them stand against the vicissitudes of fate. The Bush Deal is about expanding risk, making disadvantaged people feel more acutely than at any time since the 1920s that they are at sea amid unpredictable market forces, fending for themselves."

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