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Analysis Of Senator Huey Long's 'Of Course We Can Do It'

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There were two different views on how to help the poor. There were those who believed that the American citizens should help and those who believed the government should help the poor. In the 1931 advertisement, “Of Course We Can Do It”, it states that the people are the ones who will help the poor. Hardworking people should generously give where they can to help the less fortunate. As stated in the advertisement, they emphasize the importance of the American citizen helping the poor: “That means you--and you--and Y O U!--every one of us who is lucky enough to have a job.” Senator Huey Long suggests in his “Share the Wealth” speech, that the government should be the one to help the poor. Long suggests that it's the federal government's responsibility
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