A study by Princeton and Northwestern universities shows that a small group of elite have control over the general population and the government only supports the rich and powerful while the masses have no say whatsoever. The 42 page report concludes "we believe that if policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America's claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @07:48PM
The Salk vaccine that finally whipped polio wasn't available until 1953, 8 years after FDR died.
FDR had a giant influence on the national economy when he put 15 million Americans on the public payroll after THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAD BEEN ROLLED UP IN THE FETAL POSITION FOR 4 YEARS.
If it wasn't for his following the instructions of John Maynard Keynes, it is unlikely that "The Arsenal of Democracy" would have been economically strong enough to have supplied The Allies at a time when The Axis was overrunning the globe.
-- gewg_