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Continue the executive order practically prohibiting immigration except relatives of residents — Herbert Hoover, 1932

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ScoreCycleCandidateIssuePosition
0.621932Norman ThomasFederal responsibility for reliefA $5 billion federal appropriation for immediate relief of those in need
0.481936Alf LandonReorganization of the executive branchCooperate with Congress to reorganize agencies, abolish unnecessary ones and eliminate duplication
0.481932Franklin D. RooseveltPublic works as employment policyPublic works spending is only a stopgap, not a cure for unemployment
0.471932Herbert HooverLevel of federal spendingCut federal spending $1.5 billion below fiscal 1932 and reorganize the executive branch
0.461932Franklin D. RooseveltPublic works as employment policy'Employment for all surplus labor at all times' through self-liquidating public works (the Shearon letter, as Hoover read it)
0.461932Herbert HooverPublic works as employment policyFederal construction at three times normal and $1.5 billion of RFC loans for self-liquidating works — but no pork-barrel or non-productive projects
0.451932Herbert HooverRegulation of banks and securitiesThe RFC and the 'shield of Government credit' saved 5,000 institutions and must continue — but no direct government lending to everyone
0.451932Norman ThomasIncome and inheritance tax progressivitySteeply increased income and inheritance taxes
0.441932Franklin D. RooseveltWorking hours and labor standardsSpread employment by substantially reducing hours of labor, starting in government service
0.431932Herbert HooverFarm and home mortgage reliefThe Federal Home Loan Bank system to stop home foreclosures and finance new homes
0.391936Franklin D. RooseveltLevel of federal spendingReduce the expenses of government as relief needs decline
0.371936Franklin D. RooseveltDirect relief for the unemployedProvide useful work at prevailing wages for the needy unemployed rather than a dole
0.361932Herbert HooverPublic employment officesCommend and continue the enlarged United States Employment Service
0.361932Herbert HooverBenefits for disabled and service-connected veteransFull relief for service-disabled veterans and dependents; review existing veterans' laws to remove inequalities and effect economies
0.361932Franklin D. RooseveltFarm prices and agricultural surplusRestore purchasing power to the farming half of the nation
0.351936Franklin D. RooseveltHousing and slum clearanceExtend the federal housing program toward adequate housing for those in slums; encourage private building
0.341932Herbert HooverBalancing the federal budgetA balanced budget as 'the foundation of all public and private financial stability'
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltVeterans' bonus and benefitsNo early payment of the veterans' bonus until the budget is balanced with a cash surplus
0.341936Franklin D. RooseveltHow to finance old-age and unemployment insurance (contributory reserve vs. pay-as-you-go)Defense of the payroll-tax financing: the employer pays an equal share and the reserves are safe
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltTariff levelsRevise the tariff downward through reciprocal trade agreements
0.331932Norman ThomasPublic works as employment policyA $5 billion federal public-works program — roads, reforestation, slum clearance, workers' housing — and idle factories and land turned over to the unemployed
0.331932Herbert HooverRegulation of banks and securitiesReform the banking laws; stop credit flowing to speculation; relieve depositors of closed banks
0.301932Norman ThomasWorking hours and labor standardsThe six-hour day and five-day week without reduction in wages
0.301936Franklin D. RooseveltBenefits for disabled and service-connected veteransContinue just treatment of war veterans and dependents
0.301932Herbert HooverFarm and home mortgage reliefReorganize and enlarge the Federal Land Banks to refinance farm mortgages; curb Joint Stock Land Bank abuses