Coolidge's presidency at 100: Government run for people, not bureaucracy WashTimesOpEd
Calvin Coolidge, our 30th president, has received what might be called a raw deal from historians like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Henry Steele Commager, among others. They created a caricature of Coolidge that includes blaming him for the Great Depression, which began in 1929, the year he left office. It was the policies of his successors, Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt, that turned an economic downturn into a 10-year disaster.
How odd that sounds in our era of entitlement and big government. I drive the streets of Washington and see building after federal building, some consuming entire blocks, housing people who do what? Education? Energy? Transportation? What are they doing to improve young minds and acquire fuel at affordable prices? What is transportation doing in light of the train derailment in Ohio? The ineffective transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, blames the Trump administration for the train wreck.
William Beach, a commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said Coolidge was “the greatest budget president in history,” reducing the federal debt by one-fourth. Today that debt is $31 trillion and rising. Coolidge, not to mention the Founders, would be appalled at the lack of self-control and government’s failure to live within the record amount of revenue taxpayers provide Washington.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Disney 100: The Exhibition now open at the Franklin InstituteThe world premiere of a expansive exhibit celebrating 100 years of the Walt Disney Company opened Saturday in Philadelphia, attracting fans from all around the country.
Leer más »
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Shares First Character DesignsZom 100: Bucket List of the Dead will be making its big anime debut later this Summer, and the new [...]
Leer más »
Weekly Forex Forecast \u2013 USD/JPY, S\u0026P 500 Index, NASDAQ 100he difference between success and failure in Forex / CFD trading is highly likely to depend mostly upon which assets you choose to trade.
Leer más »
US Meatpacking Plants Illegally Employed Over 100 Children, DOL FindsThe probe found that Packers Sanitation Services had kids as young as 13 working with dangerous equipment and chemicals.
Leer más »
Hit-and-run crash in Oakland ends life of 100-year-old manThe collision happened about 7 a.m. at the intersection of 19th and Harrison streets.
Leer más »
FTSE 100 inches higher on miners boostBritain's FTSE 100 edged up on Monday, as strength in mining stocks lifted the commodity-heavy index, while Frasers Group jumped after the retailer announced a share buyback programme.
Leer más »