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GanonsSpirit posted...

I hope everyone that decries socialism non-stop isn't going to cash their checks. That'd be hypocritical.

America has been built on socialist ideals since the mid 20th century. That's what spawned the middle class and home ownership because prior to FDR's New Deal, none of that existed because working people couldn't get loans due to high rates of default so banks just wouldn't do it until the New Deal and FHA home loans which guaranteed loans against default using tax money.

The irony here being, no one whined about social programs etc until non-Whites began accessing programs that were nowhere near as generous as ones that came before which put the opportunity to gain at some people's fingertips. if you could buy home that put wealth in your hands even if you did not come from money.

Later on the G.I. Bill made it possible for millions of Americans to attend college at a time when many lower class Americans simply didn't see college as an option for them until the G.I. Bill.

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