The Most Dangerous Speech in America

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Huey Long's "Barbecue Speech"

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hueyplongshare.htm

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mefistofeles · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 154

From what I understand inflation has OFFICIALLY been 1,452 % in culmaltively since that period. In real life I would imagine we are probably looking at something looking 3,000-4,000 % culmalative inflation since that period.

Prices 1935

If you use this as a reference we are probably looking at somewhere between 4,000 % culmilative inflation.

The sort of taxes he is talking about aren't that much more that what most people probably pay already. You have to remember that social security and medicare taxes were practically nonexistent in the period. Also I doubt that the states levied the sort of taxes then that they do today.

Ironically many middle class people probably pay these super high taxes that Mr. Long is talking about.

Of course in European countries its even worse so I won't go there.

Huey Long's vision is a reality except its the middle class who has to bear those taxes.

What a precient man!