On Janurary 11, 1944, with the second World War mostly over, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called on the nation to make sure every American had the following:
- Employment, with a living wage
- Food, clothing and leisure
- Farmers' rights to a fair income
- Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies
- Housing
- Medical care
- Social security
- Education
We're still waiting. Most especially we're still wating for that first one, a true, living wage.
Republicans seem intent on making certain Americans aren't guaranteed a true, living wage or protection from monopolies or large, powerful corporations or the ultra-wealthy, for that matter. They also seem strong-headed to end Social Security and the protections against poverty it has proved since its creation.
It doesn't bode well for the people, for the nation.
FDR himself was correct in this. His words then were as true then as they are today.
"... unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world."
FDR himself was correct in this. His words then were as true then as they are today.
"... unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world."
It seems we've forgotten his words.
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