[at-l] OT: Political essay.

[Snodrog5 at aol.com (Snodrog5@aol.com)]

FDR said in 1944;

> "The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or 
> farms or mines of the nation.
> 
> "The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and 
> recreation.
> 
> "The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which 
> will give him and his family a decent living.
> 
> "The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere 
> of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or 
> abroad.
> 
> "The right of every family to a decent home.
> 
> "The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy 
> 
> good health.
> 
> "The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, 
> sickness, accident and unemployment.
> 
> "The right to a good education."
> 
> "The test of our progress," said Roosevelt, "is not whether we add more to 
> the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for 
> those who have too little."
> 
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It's not surprising that 6 decades later these ideas are still opposed by 
certain people.
As far as keeping politics off an AT list, it is well to remember that the 
Trail was created by politics, was revived by politics, is kept alive by 
politics, and will have a future decided by politics.
Teej