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Heed FDR's views on bailout

Published: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 12:19 a.m. MST
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In these times of economic stress and cries for the government to bail everybody out, it is interesting to note the comment of Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1935 State of the Union message. FDR said:

"The lessons of history ... show conclusively ... that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. ... The federal government must and shall quit this business of relief."

Would that our elected officials in Washington would adhere to these suggestions.

Gill Hilton

Orem

Recent comments

The founders are rolling in their graves!

Amen | Nov. 8, 2008 at 10:25 a.m.

Indeed, FDR's emphasis was to sustain employment rather than bail out...

Lew Jeppson | Nov. 8, 2008 at 10:19 a.m.

THen why did FDR start the trend

Joseph | Nov. 8, 2008 at 8:22 a.m.

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