FDR was elected during a time when unemployment was nearly 25% and averages wages fell 50% for most workers
Marianne Williamson
 @marwilliamson
1 Mar 2020
There’s a reason why Bernie keeps mentioning FDR. He realizes that for millions of people today the situation is as dire as what many people were experiencing then. We need a massive infusion of economic opportunity into the life of the average American - and we need it fast.
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Tfw a boomer describes the current economy to the one her parents had to live through
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My father grew up during the Depression in dire poverty. Almost 40 million Americans live in poverty today and 500,000 Americans are homeless. 100,000 of the homeless are children. You bet their despair matters as much as his did. He’s the one who taught me that.
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There were two million homeless people during the Great Depression!
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Replying to @SaysSimonson
So if I’m a homeless person today, my pain doesn’t matter as much because I’m in a smaller group than existed during the Great Depression? That makes no sense. Perhaps read my original tweet again. I did not compare the size of the groups. I compared the pain of the people.

Mar 1, 2020 · 11:17 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
who is saying that? totally understand why bernie's message resonates -- I've been covering him for over a year -- but let's keep things in historical perspective!
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Bernie is the one who mentions FDR; I pointed out why. I don’t think he or I lack historical perspective. It’s like we’re going around these days pretending hunger and poverty do not exist here and they do!
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Replying to @marwilliamson @SaysSimonson
get his ass Marianne
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