Progressivism
Progressives in the United States during the early twentieth century were optimistic about human nature. Progressivism evolved into the first nationwide reform movement of the twentieth century. Followers advocated political action at the grass roots level to convince the federal government to enact a more democratic change in the federal beaurcracy. As a progressive during this era, I would have championed such causes as Child Labor, Women's Suffrage, and Anti-Prohibition movements. Progressives during this era originated primarily from the middle class. They were hell bent on creating legislation for the betterment of the common man. Unfortunately, their definition of the common man was a person at or very close to the poverty level. Progressives felt that these individuals were unable to help themselves and that the progressives were the only ones that could save them. The majority of these progressives were convinced that they knew what was best for these individuals. The progressive approach to Child Labor was to end it all togethe
Instead of taking the nation down the path of prohibition and the repeal of prohibition, I would have established the nation's first sin tax on the purchase of alcohol. I would have created a federal task force to monitor the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol. The money derived from the sin tax would have more than financed this federal task force. The proceeds derived from the sin tax could have also been used to finance the building of public facilities like schools and libraries. Allowing citizens to drink, penalizing them with a sin tax, and building public learning facilities would have created a very synergistic approach to a democratic federal government of that period. The prohibition movement during this period was led by a coalition of religious leaders and social reformers. They pressured local, state, and federal legislatures to pass drinking laws prohibiting the consumption of alcohol. This gave rise to some very unlawful practices by organized crime syndicates. The prohibition movement almost single handedly do
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