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In reply to the discussion: Wow, where did this come from? [View all]oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)7. it is not widely known
that in 1964... the Goldwater platform contained a plank for guaranteed annual income..
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A graphic demonstration of what has happened to politics in this country in the last decades. (nt)
enough
Apr 2012
#4
I don't think Barry Goldwater ever advocated Milton Friedman's negative income tax.
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#20
Wow, just finished it. Night and day. Damn Republicans wanted to privitize the roads.
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#18
No, because most of todays Democrats aren't for the garbage in that platform.
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#35
The President allowed the GWBush cuts to go forward in order to pass the Affordable Care Act.
xtraxritical
Apr 2012
#46
It is common to hear Democrats speak of 'equality and justice' and then state they think
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2012
#42
If you can't handle a little criticism, perhaps you should start a safe haven group.
Robb
Apr 2012
#68
You don't have to "twist" to think the Japanese Internment was a racist construct.
Robb
Apr 2012
#72
Spinning and twisting into ever tighter misinformed little circles of willful misrepresentation,
bvar22
Apr 2012
#74