FDR announced a Second Bill of Rights in his 1944 State of the Union speech, claiming “we have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence,”
That sounds accurate.
*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation.
This is the right to work, isn't that a better idea than putting everyone on social security income?
*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation.
This isn't that much? These are pretty much bare minimums.
*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living.
Farmers are conservative in general and do have a hard time - what is wrong with this concept? We have been losing farmers and food production in our country for some time now, isn't it a good idea to have at least some food independence from other nations?
*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad.
What is wrong with this? Gigantic corporations like Wal Mart have been putting middle-class business owners out of business for a long time.
*The right of every family to a decent home.
A decent home does not mean home ownership, I rent a room out from a friend.
*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health.
I don't see how access to good health is evil in what people think is the bastion of the 1st world.
*The right to a good education.
We obviously need a better education system, I thought we talked about that a lot around here?
“Obama’s second inaugural did not refer explicitly to the Second Bill of Rights,” he said, in the Bloomberg report, “but it had an unmistakably Rooseveltian flavor. Just after a serious economic crisis, Obama emphasized ‘that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfortune.’
I don't see anything wrong with Obama's quote, from it alone, he sounds like a decent person. Plus, it is a leap to assert that his policies are going to exactly mirror FDRs. They could be better, or they could be worse. Finding people work is a much different concept than getting them dependent on the system.
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Try to feed yourself on $25 a week, it's not too fun and certainly not healthy. I feel my mind is going now as well. certainly can't be
good. 
