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...birds with one stone. We should put every able-bodied person receiving welfare or unemployment benefits to work on this project. We would be restoring a sense of pride to the jobless who want to work and getting our money's worth from those who want only a handout...
Even after Roosevelt's landslide victory, Congress was reluctant to enact a plan that seemed far too radical to some members. Roosevelt repeatedly warned congressional leaders that if they did not approve a moderate Social Security bill, popular pressure would force them to adopt irresponsible Government handout schemes like the ones being pushed by California's Dr. Francis Townsend and Louisiana Governor Huey Long. To soothe conservative qualms, Roosevelt demanded that his planners draft a scheme that was not "the same old dole." That ruled out any use of general revenues, meaning primarily income taxes, to finance...
...better represented groups. Those who call for a greater diversity of perspective imply that because in the past minorities have been underrepresented on the review, they can never meet the present standards in numbers sufficient to guarantee them a visible role on the Review--unless they are given a handout. But nearly every student at the Law School, minorities included, is capable of doing the work required of review members...
...threat to the country's future. As to the controversial nuclear plant at Seabrook, Durkin favors coal conversion--to a refined brand of coal that meets Environmental Protection Agency standards. He has not shied from maverick stands, and is on the progressive cutting edge on many issues. His campaign handout says, "John Durkin is tough--he's blunt...
...Other handouts are not so blatant, but they give a clear notion of what Rudman draws on for support. One taxation handout states in boldface that Durkin voted TO KILL a cut in the social security payroll tax hike, TO KILL a $30 billion tax cut, TO KILL a $7.3 billion tax cut, and TO KILL a 10-per-cent individual tax cut. "This message is brought to you by Defeat Durkin because you should have the facts when you select your next U.S. Senator," voters are informed; on a coupon, the leaflet adds, "I agree that John Durkin...