The National Recovery Act


	The National Recovery Act

willhelm

6-6-2008 10:34 PM

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history, america, legislation, great depression, fdr

willhelm says:

It is hard to imagine a more insidious law ever passed. Sure, the Patriot Act has some very serious alarms, but there are sunsets. This was an attempt to change America. Much of the policies in this era, Wilson thru FDR, were praised and emulated by Mussolini.

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6-7-2008 2:24 AM

raven714

Very True!

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