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"It is impossible for the United States to preserve itself as a republic or as a democracy when 600 families own more of this Nation's wealth - in fact,twice as much - as all the balance of the people put together. Here is the whole sum and substance of the share-our-wealth movement:
1.Every family to be furnished by the Government a homestead allowance… of not less than one-third the average family wealth of the country...No person to have a fortune of more than 100 to 300 times the average family fortune…4.An old-age pension to the persons of 60…
8.The raising of revenue and taxes for the support of this program to come from the reduction of swollen fortunes from the top."
Huey Long,"Share Our Wealth," 1932
-The most successful narrative to be presented as an alternative to ideas like the one presented in the passage would come from

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The ideas presented by Huey Long in the passage focus on wealth redistribution and limiting personal fortunes, which contrast sharply with the economic policies promoted by Republicans in the 1980s, such as Reaganomics. These policies emphasized tax cuts, deregulation, and a reduction in government spending on social programs, aiming to stimulate economic growth through free-market principles rather than direct wealth redistribution.

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