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The '''Second Bill of Rights''' was proposed by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.<ref name="ethical_nyc">{{cite web|last1=Chuman|first1=Joe|title=A Second Bill of Rights|url=https://ethical.nyc/a-second-bill-of-rights/|website=ethical.nyc|publisher=ethical.nyc|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Sunstein|first=Cass|date=June 2004|title=We Need to Reclaim the Second Bill of Rights|journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education|volume=50|pages=B9–B10|id={{ProQuest|214695439}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Farley|first=Bill|date=January 25, 2021|title=Blending Powers: Hamilton, FDR, and the Backlash That Shaped Modern Congress|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-policy-history/article/abs/blending-powers-hamilton-fdr-and-the-backlash-that-shaped-modern-congress/AE5E0D3D42A502AFE752F27FEADB176A|journal=Journal of Policy History|language=en|volume=33|issue=1|pages=60–92|doi=10.1017/S089803062000024X|issn=0898-0306}}</ref> Roosevelt argued that the "political rights" guaranteed by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in | The '''Second Bill of Rights''' was a [[Social democracy|social-democratic]] concept proposed by US president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name="ethical_nyc">{{cite web|last1=Chuman|first1=Joe|title=A Second Bill of Rights|url=https://ethical.nyc/a-second-bill-of-rights/|website=ethical.nyc|publisher=ethical.nyc|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Sunstein|first=Cass|date=June 2004|title=We Need to Reclaim the Second Bill of Rights|journal=The Chronicle of Higher Education|volume=50|pages=B9–B10|id={{ProQuest|214695439}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Farley|first=Bill|date=January 25, 2021|title=Blending Powers: Hamilton, FDR, and the Backlash That Shaped Modern Congress|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-policy-history/article/abs/blending-powers-hamilton-fdr-and-the-backlash-that-shaped-modern-congress/AE5E0D3D42A502AFE752F27FEADB176A|journal=Journal of Policy History|language=en|volume=33|issue=1|pages=60–92|doi=10.1017/S089803062000024X|issn=0898-0306}}</ref> Roosevelt argued that the "political rights" guaranteed by the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and the [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness". His remedy was to declare an "economic bill of rights" to guarantee these specific rights: | ||
* [[Full employment|Employment]] ( | * [[Full employment|Employment]] (right to work<ref group="note">This "right to work" is not to be confused with the "[[Right-to-work law|right-to-work laws]]" to which this term usually alludes inside the United States.</ref>) | ||
* Food, clothing and leisure with [[Living wage|enough income to support them]] | * Food, clothing and leisure with [[Living wage|enough income to support them]] | ||
* Farmers' rights to a fair income | * Farmers' rights to a fair income | ||
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* [[Universal health care|Medical care]] | * [[Universal health care|Medical care]] | ||
* [[Social security]] | * [[Social security]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Education]] | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
The propositions made by Roosevelt have gone largely unfulfilled. An article featured in the ''Democratic Left'' academic journal titled "Corporations Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Children's Future" provides insight onto how the significance of the bill is largely selective, and has been reduced through "unbridled capitalism".<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/755107621 Corporations Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Children's Future]</ref> The [[commodification]] | The propositions made by Roosevelt have gone largely unfulfilled. An article featured in the ''Democratic Left'' academic journal titled "Corporations Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Children's Future" provides insight onto how the significance of the bill is largely selective, and has been reduced through "unbridled capitalism".<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/755107621 Corporations Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Children's Future]</ref> The [[commodification]] of education, health care and other areas fundamental to the realization of Roosevelt's goals is described as being responsible for maintaining vast inequality pervasive within the US. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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The Second Bill of Rights was a social-democratic concept proposed by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1][2][3] Roosevelt argued that the "political rights" guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness". His remedy was to declare an "economic bill of rights" to guarantee these specific rights:
- Employment (right to work[note 1])
- Food, clothing and leisure with enough income to support them
- Farmers' rights to a fair income
- Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies
- Housing
- Medical care
- Social security
- Education
Legacy
The propositions made by Roosevelt have gone largely unfulfilled. An article featured in the Democratic Left academic journal titled "Corporations Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Children's Future" provides insight onto how the significance of the bill is largely selective, and has been reduced through "unbridled capitalism".[4] The commodification of education, health care and other areas fundamental to the realization of Roosevelt's goals is described as being responsible for maintaining vast inequality pervasive within the US.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ This "right to work" is not to be confused with the "right-to-work laws" to which this term usually alludes inside the United States.