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New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR Actually Hurt America
New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
Did FDR save America from the Great Depression? The history books lied. His famous New Deal was actually a raw deal. Meet historian Burton W. Folsom Jr. He dared to dig up the buried truth. His groundbreaking book New Deal or Raw Deal shatters the ultimate American myth. We are taught that massive government spending rescued the economy. False. Federal intervention utterly prolonged the suffering. Taxes skyrocketed to punishing levels. Job creators were choked by endless regulations. Political patronage replaced genuine economic recovery. Uncover the devastating and hidden economic legacy of FDR. See exactly how these disastrous policies still damage America today. Prepare to completely unlearn everything you thought you knew about the 1930s.
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