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While serving as Senator, Huey Long originally supported the [[New Deal]] program, but later he recanted his support for it. He wanted [[Franklin Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]] to implement a "Share Our Wealth" program in which no American could have a personal fortune of more than $5,000,000, receive an income of greater than $1,000,000, or receive an inheritance of over $5,000,000. Any money earned after this would be divvied up and supposedly families would receive $2,000 to $2,500. His plan attracted significant support from the nation; it was estimated that he would get 10% of the popular vote in the [[1936 election]].  

While serving as Senator, Huey Long originally supported the [[New Deal]] program, but later he recanted his support for it. He wanted [[Franklin Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]] to implement a "Share Our Wealth" program in which no American could have a personal fortune of more than $5,000,000, receive an income of greater than $1,000,000, or receive an inheritance of over $5,000,000. Any money earned after this would be divvied up and supposedly families would receive $2,000 to $2,500. His plan attracted significant support from the nation; it was estimated that he would get 10% of the popular vote in the [[1936 election]].  

[[Senator Long]] [[broke]] with [[Roosevelt]] in August 1933, conducted several spectacular filibusters against [[New Deal]] measures, and developed his own rival program --"Share Our Wealth"—by which poverty would be eliminated by confiscating the wealth of the rich and redistributing it equally to everyone. Long, relying on rapidly growing [[membership]] in his "Share Our Wealth" clubs and his large radio audience on [[NBC]], [[was]] in position to run for the presidency in 1936 or 1940.<ref>The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith (1898-1976) was Long's national organizer; in the late 1930s Smith became a prominent enemy of Jews, but he was not openly anti-Semitic during his time with Long. Glen Jeansonne, "Gerald L. K. Smith: from Wisconsin Roots to National Notoriety." ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'' 2002-03 86(2): 18-29. Issn: 0043-6534 [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/wmh_winter02_jeansonne.pdf Fulltext online]</ref>

Senator Long broke with [[Roosevelt]] in August 1933, conducted several spectacular filibusters against [[New Deal]] measures, and developed his own rival program --"Share Our Wealth"—by which poverty would be eliminated by confiscating the wealth of the rich and redistributing it equally to everyone. Long, relying on rapidly growing [[membership]] in his "Share Our Wealth" clubs and his large radio audience on [[NBC]], [[was]] in position to run for the presidency in 1936 or 1940.<ref>The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith (1898-1976) was Long's national organizer; in the late 1930s Smith became a prominent enemy of Jews, but he was not openly anti-Semitic during his time with Long. Glen Jeansonne, "Gerald L. K. Smith: from Wisconsin Roots to National Notoriety." ''Wisconsin Magazine of History'' 2002-03 86(2): 18-29. Issn: 0043-6534 [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/wmh_winter02_jeansonne.pdf Fulltext online]</ref>

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