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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 popularity of the message delivered by Huey Long reveals that many Americans believed the government's first responsibility was to protect

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Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" movement aimed to address the financial insecurity of the American people by advocating for the government to provide a homestead allowance, limit excessive wealth accumulation, and establish an old-age pension. Therefore, the popularity of Long's message suggests that many Americans believed it was the government's responsibility to protect the financial security of the people.

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