The Obamanation

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Never said it did. I was not talking about the Republickins. Just the party in power and disputing your points that the Dems have historically lead the way on any of the issues you made to UG. You were wrong.

Democrats introduced and led the fight for the New Deal programs (cut unemployment in half and nearly doubled the GDP in the first two years), the Taft-Hartley Act, the GI Bill, the Interstate Highway System (under a Republican president), significant federal funding of the very early tech industry, the creation of the US space program, and yes, the Civil Rights Act.

All of these heavily funded federal Democratic programs (the Taft-Hartley and Civil Rights Act the least in terms of federal funding, but significant in terms of jobs) created job opportunities and contributed to personal economic growth for a burgeoning middle class and fueled the economic engine of the country.