Your revisionist history is rather odd.  FDR prolonged the Great Depression by about 8 years because of his policies.  Kinda like what we saw w/ Obama.  Compare and contrast.  If what you say is true, why did my dad have to fill up gas on odd days in the '70s because his license plate ended w/ a 3?  Of course you'll say it was OPEC manipulation of the oil production.  But then why did taxes increase more and more?  Because...they realized that the Great Society and Medicare would need Great Moola for it to work.  Why not just spend according to revenue received?  Because, if you get something for nothing, you'll want to keep it more cuz you don't have to work for it or earn it.  Democrat institutionalized welfare state.  If that's what you want and you convince others to think the same, fine.  I think differently.