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To: La Lydia
Theodore Roosevelt (who ventured west to counteract the softness of his upbringing) led a crackdown on financial self-indulgence.

Ah yes. They called it Progressivism and it involved massive government interference in the marketplace. Trust Busting. Income Tax. Good stuff I'm sure. Our present day Progressives are pushing for more of it. Lots more. Too much financial self-indulgence by the productive class, don't ya know.

12 posted on 09/29/2009 7:43:13 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
They called it Progressivism and it involved massive government interference in the marketplace.

If you study what existed right before that, there was massive governmental interference in the marketplace by monied interests. TR just turned that against them.

Modern government has become constant battle between such opposing forces - witness the massive government bailouts that went to corporate interests over the last year or so.

18 posted on 09/29/2009 7:49:03 AM PDT by dirtboy
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