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Issues › Relief, Welfare & Social Insurance
Unemployment insurance
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Unemployment insurance under state laws | Unemployment insurance enacted by the states rather than a federal system. | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | kept |
| 1932 | Norman Thomas (Socialist) | Compulsory unemployment insurance funded by employers and by higher income and inheritance taxes | An effective system of compulsory unemployment insurance with funds partly contributed by employers and partly raised from increased income and inheritance taxes (the convention debated insurance versus compensation and … | specific_pledge | party_platform | not_applicable |
| 1936 | Alf Landon (Republican) | Leave unemployment insurance to State experiment; no federal tax to compel it | Encourage 'honest and practical' State unemployment insurance laws; repeal the federal payroll-tax device that forces States to adopt systems. | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | not_applicable |