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The Great Depression was all FDR's fault. Yes, he started it--and once it started, he made it last longer with his failed policies. This is what the purveyors of hate/hoped-for-failure, brought to you on WXIT 1200 AM and WHKY 1290 AM--would have you believe.

Limbaugh has repeatedly advanced the myth that the New Deal prolonged the Great Depression. For example, during his November 20 broadcast, Limbaugh stated: "the New Deal did not fix the Great Depression; it made it worse. The New Deal prolonged it." As Media Matters has repeatedly noted, prominent economists have disputed this claim.
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Kids, ask your grandparents what they think about FDR and the New Deal. We can practically guarantee you that their take is 180 degrees different than the one given to us by the above quoted mental giant. Have your grandparents passed away? Then consider buying these books, or checking them out from your local library.

FDR's policies were successful. Things like a decent pension? That was the New Deal. Social Security? Again, the New Deal. Highways, bridges, airports? Yup.

What was life like before these programs? Just ask Herbert Hoover. That's the kind of success that Rush wants us all to hurry right on back to.