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Gradual Philippine independence — economic independence first, with duty-free sugar cut from 600,000 tons downward every year — Herbert Hoover, 1932

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ScoreCycleCandidateIssuePosition
0.431936Franklin D. RooseveltIncome and inheritance tax progressivityTaxes levied according to ability to pay; lower taxes for 99 percent, higher at the top
0.411932Franklin D. RooseveltFarm prices and agricultural surplusRestore purchasing power to the farming half of the nation
0.391932Franklin D. RooseveltInternational economic and monetary conferencesConvene international monetary and economic conferences to stabilize currencies and restore trade
0.391936Norman ThomasCommunism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issueKeep the Socialist vote independent; chide the La Follettes for handing Roosevelt 'everything on a silver platter'
0.381936Alf LandonNational economic planningEnd federal regimentation: no revival of NRA or AAA controls, no more emergency powers over production, wages and hours
0.371932Franklin D. RooseveltFederal responsibility for reliefFederal leadership in distress relief — federal credit to states whose resources are exhausted
0.371936Franklin D. RooseveltConcentrated economic power vs. the average citizen (rhetorical framing)Take power from the 'economic royalists': the mandate of 1932 is to end economic tyranny
0.361932Franklin D. RooseveltOverall role and scale of the federal governmentAn "economic declaration of rights" — the right to make a living and the right to safe savings
0.361932Herbert HooverPublic ownership of electric powerFederal regulation of interstate power; opposition to government operation of the power business
0.351932Franklin D. RooseveltPublic ownership of electric powerPublic development of hydro-electric power on the St. Lawrence model, with national control of interstate transmission
0.351932Herbert HooverOverall role and scale of the federal governmentPreserve 'ordered freedom' and equality of opportunity; reject a state-controlled or state-directed economy as 'tyranny'
0.351932Herbert HooverRegulation of securities issuance and exchangesNo federal 'blue sky' law — securities regulation belongs to the states, and the President should not police booms
0.351932Albert C. RitchieFederal responsibility for reliefStates' rights and business-led recovery — no federal intervention in relief
0.351932Franklin D. RooseveltPlanned use of land and retirement of marginal farmlandA national policy of planned land use — economic soil survey and retirement of marginal farmland
0.351936Alf LandonGold standard and currency basisSound currency 'at all hazards'; no further devaluation; repeal the laws delegating the money power to the Executive
0.351936William E. BorahAntitrust and concentration of economic powerDrive monopoly and price fixing out of the system or face governmental regimentation
0.351932Norman ThomasLeague of Nations and international organizationsJoin the League and World Court; lead general disarmament; free the Philippines; withdraw from Nicaragua, Haiti and China; recognize the Soviet Union
0.351932Franklin D. RooseveltTariff levelsRevise the tariff downward through reciprocal trade agreements
0.341932Herbert HooverFarm prices and agricultural surplusFarm prices can be restored only by general recovery and markets — no production control, no subsidies; repeal Farm Board stabilization
0.341936Franklin D. RooseveltAmending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal powerMeet constitutional obstacles by 'clarifying amendment' -- and say nothing about the Supreme Court
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltPhilippine independenceIndependence for the Philippines; ultimate statehood for Puerto Rico
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltOverall role and scale of the federal government"A new deal for the American people" — work and security through liberal, planned government action
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltNational economic planningNational economic planning on the model of the 1917 war mobilization
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
0.331936Alf LandonAntitrust and concentration of economic powerUse the full power of the federal government to break up private monopolies and enforce the antitrust laws 'without fear or favor'