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1936

Huey P. Long vs Norman Thomas

IssueHuey P. LongNorman Thomas
Distribution of national income and purchasing power
Share Our Wealth: cap fortunes, guarantee every family a homestead and income specific_pledgenot_applicable
A wealth tax and redistribution financed by massive federal spending: a guaranteed household grant and annual income, old-age pensions, limits on fortunes.
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Communism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issue —
Keep the Socialist vote independent; chide the La Follettes for handing Roosevelt 'everything on a silver platter' directional_stancenot_applicable
Refuse the Popular Front logic of backing Roosevelt; hold Wisconsin's Socialist vote in the national column.
Public ownership of major industries —
The New Deal 'has not worked'; build the cooperative commonwealth vague_gesturenot_applicable
Oppose both parties with 'a logical analysis of the diseases of our time and a sure philosophy for building the co-operative commonwealth.'