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'''Share Our Wealth''' was a movement that began during the [[Great Depression]] carried out by [[Huey Long]], a governor and later US Senator from Louisiana.<ref>{{News citation|title=Share Our Wealth|url=https://www.hueylong.com/programs/share-our-wealth.php}}</ref> Long was a left-wing populist<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Annika Neklason|date=2019-03-03|title=When Demagogic Populism Swings Left|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/huey-long-was-donald-trumps-left-wing-counterpart/583933/|newspaper=The Atlantic}}</ref> who first proposed the plan on national radio in what is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech."<ref>{{News citation|title=Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Speech|url=https://www.hueylong.com/programs/share-our-wealth-speech.php}}</ref>
'''Share Our Wealth''' was a movement that began during the [[Great Depression]] carried out by [[Huey Long]], a governor and later US Senator from [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{News citation|title=Share Our Wealth|url=https://www.hueylong.com/programs/share-our-wealth.php}}</ref> Long was a [[Populism|populist]]<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Annika Neklason|date=2019-03-03|title=When Demagogic Populism Swings Left|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/huey-long-was-donald-trumps-left-wing-counterpart/583933/|newspaper=The Atlantic}}</ref> who first proposed the plan on national radio in what is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech."<ref>{{News citation|title=Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Speech|url=https://www.hueylong.com/programs/share-our-wealth-speech.php}}</ref>


To stimulate the economy, the program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution. Roosevelt adopted many proposals in the [[Second New Deal]].
To stimulate the economy, the program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution but refused to do away with [[capitalism]] and [[private property]]. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] adopted many proposals in the [[Second New Deal]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Political movements]]
[[Category:Statesian political movements]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 10 October 2024

Share Our Wealth was a movement that began during the Great Depression carried out by Huey Long, a governor and later US Senator from Louisiana.[1] Long was a populist[2] who first proposed the plan on national radio in what is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech."[3]

To stimulate the economy, the program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution but refused to do away with capitalism and private property. Roosevelt adopted many proposals in the Second New Deal.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]