We survived 1876, 1960, 2020. Truman 1946 budget down by 40%, Ike cut military personnel by 40%, FDR called for 25% budget cut in 1932 Democrat platform. Darrell Dow Sharon Hartnett Sanja Cooklin Esther Horner Roorda Bret L. McAtee
Biggest Budget Cut in U.S. History? - FactCheck.org
Yes We Can: How Eisenhower Wrestled Down the U.S. Warfare State
These moves included shrinking the U.S. Army by nearly 40%, large cuts in naval forces, and an overall reduction in military personnel from about 3.5 million in early 1953 to 2.5 million by December 1960.
4.6 Election of 1932 and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democrats nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic Platform blamed the Depression on the Republicans, called for a 25% cut in federal spending, and promised a balanced budget. It also vowed to provide federal public works and unemployment relief without disclosing how this might be done.
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