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National health insurance — Norman Thomas, 1932

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Score	Cycle	Candidate	Issue	Position
0.50	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Old-age pensions and social insurance	Old-age insurance under state laws
0.49	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Sickness and health insurance	Sickness insurance as a "minimum requirement" alongside old-age and unemployment insurance
0.32	1932	Herbert Hoover	Right to organize and bargain collectively	Collective bargaining by representatives of the employees' own choice, 'without the interference of any one'
0.31	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	How 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
0.28	1932	Norman Thomas	Federal responsibility for relief	A $5 billion federal appropriation for immediate relief of those in need
0.28	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Working hours and labor standards	Shorter hours, higher wages, end child labor and sweatshops
0.28	1936	William Lemke	Minimum wages	A 'living annual wage' -- $1,800 for a family of five -- by federal law and a constitutional amendment if necessary
0.27	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	European war debts and reparations	No cancellation of the war debts — make payment possible by restoring trade
0.27	1932	Norman Thomas	Unemployment insurance	Compulsory unemployment insurance funded by employers and by higher income and inheritance taxes
0.27	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Benefits for disabled and service-connected veterans	Full justice and generosity for veterans disabled by actual wartime service — silence on the bonus
0.27	1932	Norman Thomas	Independence of the Supreme Court	A Workers' Rights Amendment; curb the Supreme Court's power over Congress; proportional representation; direct election of the President
0.27	1932	Herbert Hoover	Benefits for disabled and service-connected veterans	Full relief for service-disabled veterans and dependents; review existing veterans' laws to remove inequalities and effect economies
0.27	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	National economic planning	Industry leaders to organize cooperatively for the common good; government regulates only as a last resort
0.26	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Housing and slum clearance	Extend the federal housing program toward adequate housing for those in slums; encourage private building
0.25	1936	Alf Landon	Crop insurance and storage reserves	Give crop insurance 'the fullest attention'
0.24	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Old-age pensions and social insurance	Build on the Social Security Act toward economic security for all
0.24	1936	Alf Landon	Amending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal power	Wages, hours and child labor by State law and interstate compact -- and a constitutional amendment giving the States power if the courts forbid
0.23	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Philippine independence	Independence for the Philippines; ultimate statehood for Puerto Rico
0.23	1936	Frank Knox	How to finance old-age and unemployment insurance (contributory reserve vs. pay-as-you-go)	The Social Security Act is 'unworkable and unsound' -- 'lip service to security'; a Republican administration would offer its own legislation
0.23	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Benefits for disabled and service-connected veterans	Continue just treatment of war veterans and dependents
0.23	1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	National Prohibition	Repeal the Eighteenth Amendment by state conventions; legalize beer now; states control liquor and bar the saloon
0.23	1932	Herbert Hoover	Tariff levels	Unconditional most-favored-nation treatment; no reciprocal bargains or preferences
0.22	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Amending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal power	Meet constitutional obstacles by 'clarifying amendment' -- and say nothing about the Supreme Court
0.22	1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Communism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issue	Repudiate Communist support; the New Deal is the answer to Communism, not its ally
0.22	1932	Norman Thomas	Working hours and labor standards	The six-hour day and five-day week without reduction in wages