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The '''Second Bill of Rights''' was a proposal made by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] in the [[State of the Union Address]] of 1944.<ref>[http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/address_text.html State of the Union Message to Congress, January 11, 1944]</ref> The Second Bill of Rights is sometimes referred to an '''Economic Bill of Rights'''.<ref>[http://fee.org/articles/how-fdrs-economic-bill-of-rights-changed-american-politics/ How FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights Changed American Politics]</ref>
The '''Second Bill of Rights''' was a proposal made by [[Progressive]] President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] in the [[State of the Union Address]] of 1944.<ref>[http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/address_text.html State of the Union Message to Congress, January 11, 1944]</ref> The Second Bill of Rights is sometimes referred to an '''Economic Bill of Rights'''.<ref>[http://fee.org/articles/how-fdrs-economic-bill-of-rights-changed-american-politics/ How FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights Changed American Politics]</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
According to the [[Heritage Foundation]],<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/fdrs-second-bill-of-rights FDR’s Second Bill of Rights]</ref> the Second Bill of Rights represents "a broad vision of the role of government in making lives more secure through expanded government programs". Each proposal is tailored to appeal to different segments of the nation in different ways and produce different beneficiaries, but the actual beneficiary is [[Big Government]].
According to the [[Heritage Foundation]],<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/fdrs-second-bill-of-rights FDR’s Second Bill of Rights]</ref> the Second Bill of Rights represents "a broad vision of the role of government in making lives more secure through expanded government programs". Each proposal is tailored to appeal to different segments of the nation in different ways and produce different beneficiaries, but the actual beneficiary is [[Big Government]].
===Proposals===
The Second Bill of Rights is aimed at eight general items:
* The Right to a Job
* The Right to food, clothing, and leisure
* The Right to "Fair Income"
* "Freedom" from "Unfair Competition"
* The Right to a Decent Home
* The Right to Medical Care
* The Right to Old Age Pension coverage
* The Right to Good Education
All of these items, when explored, guarantee unprecedented powers to the [[Federal Government]].
==See Also==
==See Also==