Commentary: Farmers need a bill of rights
by Jim Goodman And Anthony Pahnke, Chicago Tribune
Aug 28, 2019
3 minutes
On Jan. 11, 1944, in his annual State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt noted that while the Constitution guaranteed a set of political rights, they were in some respects inadequate. To ensure equality, Roosevelt proposed an Economic Bill of Rights that would guarantee:
_Full employment with an adequate income
_Freedom from monopolies and unfair competition
_Adequate housing
_Adequate health care
_Social Security
_Fair incomes for farmers
_Adequate education
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