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How come we don't still have the WPA (Works Project Agency) which created beautiful landmarks, damns and so on. Why did Roosevelt implement it? And why has no pres ever revived it? (lemmy.world)
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Or even talked about it. It employed like a quarter of the country. Why hasn't anyone sense Rosie ever tried to enact something like it instead of us getting upset at unemployment numbers?

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because it’s “dirty dirty socialism”.

No seriously, there are idiots in the US that believe that and still rail against FDRs new deal.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obamas-new-deal-why-the-r_b_1688816

https://historylearning.com/modern-world-history/america-1918/new-deal-opposition/

https://historylearning.com/modern-world-history/america-1918/new-deal-opposition/