tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post1826357590455104622..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: Obama and FDRThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-79192744792625953632008-11-29T16:52:00.000-06:002008-11-29T16:52:00.000-06:00Dr.,The al-Qaeda event marked the beginning of wha...Dr.,<BR/>The al-Qaeda event marked the beginning of what will probably be known as "The Bush Boom", which went from 2002 to 2006. <BR/><BR/>I grew up reading that FDR's New Deals and Alphabet Soup of government entities were what put people back to work. Starting with Thomas Sowell, though, and especially Shales' "The Forgotten Man", I've reconsidered that opinion in a big way. I honestly The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-66421059925729846482008-11-29T14:52:00.000-06:002008-11-29T14:52:00.000-06:00We may not have the Japanese to bail us out but al...We may not have the Japanese to bail us out but al-Qaeda did their best a few Septembers ago. <BR/><BR/>While I won't disagree that a large part of what finally "ended" the Great Depression's high unemployement was our entry into WWII, the fact is, by your own figures, unemployment dropped from 23% to 14% between 1932 and 1940. Still high, but an improvement of over 33%.<BR/><BR/>Re: two Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.com