tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post5769082053587637180..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: Got us out of the Depression? Uh-uhTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-626761945652775202009-06-01T20:00:31.595-04:002009-06-01T20:00:31.595-04:00Thanks for the feedback MarkThanks for the feedback MarkTom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-83516571112267344332009-06-01T12:51:39.113-04:002009-06-01T12:51:39.113-04:00I think the reason that so many people believe tha...I think the reason that so many people believe that Roosevelt's policies helped get us out of the Depression is that it's true. Unemployment dropped by about 5 points per year, the economy grew at nearly a ten per cent annual rate, and we got a lot of schools, bridges, hospitals, dams, roads, and power grids, which kind of seem to have made possible the prosperity of the postwar years. Oh yes, and Roosevelt's useless socialistic make-work also built the Yorktown and the Enterprise; I'm still inclined to think that winning Midway was a pretty good thing, by and large. There's been a lot of yammering lately by conservatives of late about how the New Deal somehow prolonged the Depression; does this mean that they've finally given up on the Roosevelt-knew-about-Pearl-Harbor-in-advance nonsense they tried to peddle for so long? Tom, if you happen to take any interest in American history you might want to do a bit of reading and pick up a fact or two. It's never too late to start learning. :)Mark in Fryeburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-65812785042174113742009-05-28T16:19:58.222-04:002009-05-28T16:19:58.222-04:00When I read this in the Sun some days back I was g...When I read this in the Sun some days back I was going to comment but lost my train of thought with other pressing matters. <br /><br />It is obvious to any serious student of history that Obama's ideas haven't worked in the past and won't work now and in the future. <br /><br />I am a bit dissapointed as I thought when I looked at the comments that Susie might have chimed in to protect the "chosen one" from Tom's criticism. <br /><br />Maybe next time.Nathan Pittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-21556985527240783432009-05-23T18:38:25.546-04:002009-05-23T18:38:25.546-04:00...you know you're doing good Tom when the airhead......you know you're doing good Tom when the airheads come out of the wood work and can't formulate a sentence over 4 words long.<br /><br />-tomax7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-1071156827437314632009-05-21T07:00:57.096-04:002009-05-21T07:00:57.096-04:00Today's body politic is proof that history has...Today's body politic is proof that history has taught us exactly nothing. Nothing from Germany's pre-war hyperinflation, nothing from Italy's faschism. Above all, we have failed o recognize that there is no free lunch, and the grifters (aka poverty-pimps & all politicians), that offer it are simply there to steal you wealth & freedom. Cloward-Piven & Alinsky aside, life really is just that simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-62970956269120527052009-05-20T13:27:12.744-04:002009-05-20T13:27:12.744-04:00Excellent piece, Tom, and so very true. Both book...Excellent piece, Tom, and so very true. Both books you mention are great - I have read them both and would recommend in addition Mark Puls book Samuel Adams, Father of the American Revolution to see how far this country has strayed from its founding principles.<br />With respect to sam's foolish comment,- no, it's the country that has lost with Obama and Co. and I don't plan to get over it.aliledarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-12446417974864843112009-05-20T12:29:26.530-04:002009-05-20T12:29:26.530-04:00@ Sam - You're so profound at analyzing Tom's work...@ Sam - You're so profound at analyzing Tom's work. Perhaps your insightful view of the state of our economy will include links, articles, books, and personal experience in public education?<br /><br />Tom - I don't always agree but I enjoy your writing style and conviction. Keep up the good work!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278729516271206208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-83422507510268585632009-05-20T12:27:35.165-04:002009-05-20T12:27:35.165-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278729516271206208noreply@blogger.com