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To: Ruth C
..the agrarian movement fighting against corporations, banks, the rich elites?

The agrarian Populists of the late nineteenth century advocated currency inflation, nationalization of the railroads, an income tax, direct election of senators, and limits to how much property one could own.

87 posted on 11/23/2010 6:15:29 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (VeYisra'el 'ahav 'et-Yosef mikol-banayv ki-ven-zequnim hu' lo; ve`asah lo ketonet passim.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Right, but I just wanted poster to be more specific as to the meaning of populist. It’s kind of necessary to know that to interpret what is being said :)


102 posted on 11/23/2010 8:03:28 PM PST by Ruth C
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