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“When you compare the two progressive impulses of our past, the 1930s New Deal, 1960s Great Society, which costs us more? … People think New Deal was so socialist, but Great Society costs us more,” says Amity Shlaes, author of the new book, “Great Society: A New History.”
“Why does it matter? Because even a little bit of socialism takes us toward a lot of socialism,” she adds. On today’s Daily Signal podcast, Shlaes breaks down why the 1960s were so radical, and the long-term results of that decade’s radical policies.
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