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Uncle Sam as History’s Biggest Banker and Builder
In a five part series Willis Thornton argues the U S government has long operated as a major business owner. He notes the Reconstruction Finance Corp and related agencies as vast banks and holding companies while detailing government land, building, shipping, and power ventures such as the TVA and HOLC programs. The piece presents the government as already deeply in business and asks how far it should go. Immigrants entering Argentina must show work or property valued at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Ffhornton
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
RFC
U. S. Treasury
Import-Export Bank
Commodity Credit Corporation
Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Inland Waterways Corp
Insula
West
Alaska
Ecellent
Alaska 1 Rehabilitation Corporation
Tanaska
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Dr. Morgan
Aluminum Co
Alcoa
Tenn
Arkansas Power and Light Co
Southern Utilities
NEA Service, Inc