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Don_Dickle to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

ELI5 How the WPA under Rosevelt now considered socialism? It employed millions of people and they built some of the most remarkable things. How come this is frowned upon in the US?

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ELI5 How the WPA under Rosevelt now considered socialism? It employed millions of people and they built some of the most remarkable things. How come this is frowned upon in the US?

Don_Dickle to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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  • @4am@lemm.ee
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    True answer: no one was squeezing the project for profit.

    That’s it. Rich people don’t want anything to happen here they can’t grab a piece of. Fucking equity gooners

    • @DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      3•4 months ago

      But they could, and did.

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