Re: Bush's last stand...
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Obama=Hoover
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Date: October 14, 2008 03:54PM
WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> Bush - LBJ on Foreign Affairs, Herbert Hoover on
> the Economy.
Let's look at some of Hoover's proposals:
Hoover saw the presidency as a vehicle for improving the conditions of all Americans by regulation. Long before he entered politics he denounced laissez-faire thinking. As Commerce Secretary he had taken an active pro-regulation stance.
Hoover expanded civil service coverage of Federal positions
Canceled private oil leases on government lands.
Advocated tax reduction for low-income Americans.
Closed certain tax loopholes for the wealthy.
Doubled the number of veteran's hospital facilities.
Proposed federal loans for urban slum clearances.
Advocated fifty-dollar-per-month pensions for Americans over 65.
Accelerated federal building projects.
-- Hoover sounds more like Obama on economic policy.