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Tab

(11,093 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2012, 06:20 AM Dec 2012

Will rogers on unemployment and starvation

Apparently not much has changed.

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Will rogers on unemployment and starvation (Original Post) Tab Dec 2012 OP

It's good to hear this voice from the past. ReRe Dec 2012 #1

Will Rogers was a better economist than most of the professional economists tclambert Dec 2012 #2

Notice the lack of glib, polished, insider speak orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #3

"big men will fix it" handmade34 Dec 2012 #4

The more things change... AzDar Dec 2012 #5

Longer version struggle4progress Dec 2012 #6

ReRe

(10,597 posts)

1. It's good to hear this voice from the past.

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:01 AM

Dec 2012

But sad to hear that things haven't changed. Except that our population has grown (probably almost doubled since then), and everything's the same way again it was in the 1930s...some 80 yrs ago.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

2. Will Rogers was a better economist than most of the professional economists

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:38 AM

Dec 2012

we see today on the TeeVee. He got the number one most fundamental thing right--jobs matter more than all those other technical problems combined. If you've got millions out of work, willing and able to work, but unable to find jobs, that's more important than any "fiscal cliff."

Once again we find ourselves in the richest nation on Earth, with more corn, more wheat, more gold, more everything, yet with millions struggling to afford food.

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

3. Notice the lack of glib, polished, insider speak

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:39 AM

Dec 2012

MSM isn't in the business of expressing the truth, Will wouldn't even of had a shot today.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

4. "big men will fix it"

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:42 AM

Dec 2012

"if they don't they certainly ain't big men" Amen!

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

5. The more things change...

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:40 AM

Dec 2012

Calling all "Big Men"...

struggle4progress

(118,297 posts)

6. Longer version

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 11:53 AM

Dec 2012

"... I'm here this evening appearing on the bill with Mr Hoover ... I expect you won't hear any more of Amos and Andy ... It'll be Hoover and Rogers from now on ..."

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