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Issues › Industry, Business & Regulation
Concentrated economic power vs. the average citizen (rhetorical framing)
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Take power from the 'economic royalists': the mandate of 1932 is to end economic tyranny | Use the organized power of government to give the average citizen 'equal opportunity in the market place' against concentrated control of other people's money, property and labor. | vague_gesture | candidate_direct | partial? |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | 'I welcome their hatred': a second term in which organized money meets its master | A posture, not a program: the forces of 'business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking' will be mastered in the second administration. | vague_gesture | candidate_direct | broken? |