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Most agree that the Eisenhower years and into the 60's represented some of the most prosperous times in American history. I thought you might like to see the Eisenhower and Republican platform of 1956: 
The tenets listed in the 1956 Republican platform graphic certainly deviate from many of the GOP's current party lines, but were the following cited planks notably different six decades ago?
- Provide federal assistance to low-income communities
- Protect Social Security
- Provide asylum for refugees
- Extend minimum wage
- Improve unemployment benefit system so it covers more people
- Strengthen labor laws so workers can more easily join a union
- Assure equal pay for equal work regardless of sex
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And had some of the HIGHEST Federal Taxation rates !
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BTW, Snopes gave the item a "MIXED" rating in terms of what is contained in the poster.
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And had some of the HIGHEST Federal Taxation rates !
Right, and how was it that we, as a nation, were doing so well? Sometimes it's interesting and enlightening to look back over time if to do nothing else than examine the evolution of our political system and the tribes that vyed for control, and what they stood for.
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