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Abu Pepe

(637 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:53 PM Apr 2018

Richard Nixon. The last New Deal president?

Nixon signed the last of the bills that created giant agencies to enforce regulations to take the edges off of capitalism. EPA, clean air/ water acts. Can't think of anything since. The ACA was the most progressive major piece of legislation signed into law simce that since that.

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Richard Nixon. The last New Deal president? (Original Post) Abu Pepe Apr 2018 OP

Didn't he have a democratic Congress ? JI7 Apr 2018 #1

Yes. nt Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #5

Family and medical leave act. JI7 Apr 2018 #2

What agency did that create that is comparable Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #4

Democrats support the EPA JI7 Apr 2018 #6

Yes I get that. Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #7

What agency do you want them to create ? the EPA isn't doing anything to help right now JI7 Apr 2018 #8

One to explain historical irony without people totally missing the point. Nt Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #9

lol. Makes you upset that Democrats are the ones who have been suppporting the EPA JI7 Apr 2018 #11

Jesus, take the wheel. Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #13

It's a fact. The EPA isn't doing anything positive right now JI7 Apr 2018 #14

OMFG Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #15

Dude(or Dudette) GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #16

So why refer to him as new deal president JI7 Apr 2018 #17

Because he was the last president to shepherd new deal type policies GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #18

The OP was making an observation gabeana Apr 2018 #10

Thank you. nt Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #12

No...nt SidDithers Apr 2018 #3

JI7

(89,250 posts)

1. Didn't he have a democratic Congress ?

Reply to Abu Pepe (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:01 PM

Apr 2018

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

5. Yes. nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:10 PM

Apr 2018

JI7

(89,250 posts)

2. Family and medical leave act.

Reply to Abu Pepe (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:02 PM

Apr 2018

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

4. What agency did that create that is comparable

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:07 PM

Apr 2018

to the EPA? I'm talking about New Deal, Great Society type legislation that created large agencies.

JI7

(89,250 posts)

6. Democrats support the EPA

Reply to Abu Pepe (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:14 PM

Apr 2018

Republicans are tryingto destroy it.

Nixon was president almost 50 years ago.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

7. Yes I get that.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:19 PM

Apr 2018

My point is that it is an historical irony that the last of the New Deal style agency creating legislation was signed into law by Nixon fifty years ago. Tricky Dick. 50 years ago. Yes.

JI7

(89,250 posts)

8. What agency do you want them to create ? the EPA isn't doing anything to help right now

Reply to Abu Pepe (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:21 PM

Apr 2018

Having the agency itself means nothing with people like trump and pruitt there.

The Democrats support and make the EPA effective.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

9. One to explain historical irony without people totally missing the point. Nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:23 PM

Apr 2018

JI7

(89,250 posts)

11. lol. Makes you upset that Democrats are the ones who have been suppporting the EPA

Reply to Abu Pepe (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:25 PM

Apr 2018

And making it effective when they hold power.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

13. Jesus, take the wheel.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:28 PM

Apr 2018

JI7

(89,250 posts)

14. It's a fact. The EPA isn't doing anything positive right now

Reply to Abu Pepe (Reply #13)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:31 PM

Apr 2018

It has been Democrats that have made it work when they have the power to do so.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

15. OMFG

Reply to JI7 (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:34 PM

Apr 2018

Just stop. Please.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

16. Dude(or Dudette)

Reply to JI7 (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:43 PM

Apr 2018

The OP was making the point of how batshit crazy the republicans have become since Nixon. It was not attacking democrats nor praising current republicans.

Lighten up, Frances!

JI7

(89,250 posts)

17. So why refer to him as new deal president

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #16)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:46 PM

Apr 2018

And compare what Clinton and Obama did as not being good enough.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

18. Because he was the last president to shepherd new deal type policies

Reply to JI7 (Reply #17)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 09:58 PM

Apr 2018

The EPA was a huge deal. A great increase in the power of the Federal Government to improve the lives of Americans.

Clinton and Carter accomplished nothing close. One could argue that the ACA rivals the EPA, but I would disagree.

Nixon was a criminal and a Dick. But the fact that. Republican President would support the EPA shows how far they have fallen.