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JT45242

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6. Eisenhower oversaw the building of the interstates and actually use of the GI bill for WW2 vets

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2024, 01:31 PM

May 2024

He believed that if corporations paid their fair share that all PEOPLE would be better off and could be self sufficient.

He thought that unchecked corporate greed was bad (think like early 1900s Progressive reformers who wanted anti-trust and work safety laws).

The exact opposite of Raygun (emobodied by Gordon Gecko) GREED IS GOOD and trickle down economics.

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Eisenhower Republican--what is it [View all] Tetrachloride May 2024 OP

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Yeah...Here: LeftInTX May 2024 #12

Thanks. Meant to put that in my post. unblock May 2024 #14

Eisenhower oversaw the building of the interstates and actually use of the GI bill for WW2 vets JT45242 May 2024 #6

A relic of a bygone era FrankBooth May 2024 #7

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Joe Straus was the last in Texas. Although, he was born in 1959, so no Eisenhower vote from him! LeftInTX May 2024 #10

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ty all for the posts Tetrachloride May 2024 #13

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Rachel Maddow (circa 2010) self-identified as an Eisenhower Republican in terms of policy. PufPuf23 May 2024 #16