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Federal regulation of interstate power; opposition to government operation of the power business — Herbert Hoover, 1932

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ScoreCycleCandidateIssuePosition
0.551932Herbert HooverRegulation of securities issuance and exchangesNo federal 'blue sky' law — securities regulation belongs to the states, and the President should not police booms
0.531932Albert C. RitchieFederal responsibility for reliefStates' rights and business-led recovery — no federal intervention in relief
0.491936Franklin D. RooseveltOld-age pensions and social insuranceBuild on the Social Security Act toward economic security for all
0.491932Franklin D. RooseveltPublic ownership of electric powerPublic development of hydro-electric power on the St. Lawrence model, with national control of interstate transmission
0.481932Franklin D. RooseveltFederal responsibility for reliefFederal leadership in distress relief — federal credit to states whose resources are exhausted
0.481936Alf LandonUnemployment insuranceLeave unemployment insurance to State experiment; no federal tax to compel it
0.471932Franklin D. RooseveltUnemployment insuranceUnemployment insurance under state laws
0.461936Franklin D. RooseveltIncome and inheritance tax progressivityTaxes levied according to ability to pay; lower taxes for 99 percent, higher at the top
0.461936Franklin D. RooseveltAmending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal powerMeet constitutional obstacles by 'clarifying amendment' -- and say nothing about the Supreme Court
0.461936Franklin D. RooseveltDirect relief for the unemployedProvide useful work at prevailing wages for the needy unemployed rather than a dole
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
0.451936Alf LandonHow to finance old-age and unemployment insurance (contributory reserve vs. pay-as-you-go)Repeal the compulsory old-age insurance plan; pay every needy citizen over 65 a pension from a direct, widely distributed tax
0.451932Franklin D. RooseveltBenefits for disabled and service-connected veteransFull justice and generosity for veterans disabled by actual wartime service — silence on the bonus
0.441936Franklin D. RooseveltConcentrated economic power vs. the average citizen (rhetorical framing)'I welcome their hatred': a second term in which organized money meets its master
0.441936William E. BorahAntitrust and concentration of economic powerDrive monopoly and price fixing out of the system or face governmental regimentation
0.441932Herbert HooverOverall role and scale of the federal governmentPreserve 'ordered freedom' and equality of opportunity; reject a state-controlled or state-directed economy as 'tyranny'
0.431936Franklin D. RooseveltCivil service and patronageImmediately extend the merit system to all non-policy-making federal positions
0.421936William E. BorahFederal anti-lynching legislationOppose the Wagner-Costigan federal anti-lynching bill as unconstitutional; attack party leaders who promise it
0.421936Alf LandonFlood control and river-basin developmentFederal construction of head-water storage basins to prevent floods, with the consent of the States concerned
0.421932Franklin D. RooseveltOverall role and scale of the federal governmentRemove government from private enterprise except public works and natural resources
0.421932Franklin D. RooseveltTariff levelsA "competitive" tariff set through a scientific Tariff Commission, with anti-log-rolling rules and a public counsel
0.411932Alfred E. SmithOverall role and scale of the federal governmentWar on any candidate who makes 'demagogic appeals to the masses' setting class against class
0.411932Franklin D. RooseveltPublic ownership of electric powerThe next federal hydro-electric development will be on the Columbia River
0.411932Franklin D. RooseveltTariff levelsRevise the tariff downward through reciprocal trade agreements
0.411932Franklin D. RooseveltRailroad regulation and consolidationSix-point railroad program — conditional federal support, receivership reform, ICC regulation of trucks and holding companies, consolidation