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... decade, from 36-45, and was quite obviously based on government policies, both income redistribution policies and policies supporting rights to organize labor unions which, if not at parity with the rights to organize financial capital unions (aka commercial corporations), were at least close enough to allow them to exercise substantial political and economic leverage.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 02:19:05 PM EST
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hm, i thought it was mostly the gi.bill....and the fact that resource wise america hadn't tapped out their own oil yet.

what were gas prices then, 5c a gallon?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 07:08:52 PM EST
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and the fact that resource wise america hadn't tapped out their own oil yet.

what were gas prices then, 5c a gallon?

First part true, there were even strict tariffs on oil imports. Second part not so much - in current dollars gas was in the $2.00-$2.50 range for most of the period between WWII and the first oil shock. Furthermore, mileage and salaries were lower.

by MarekNYC on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:32:16 PM EST
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