Radical Responses to the The Great Depression

33 Questions & Answers.
Francis E. Townsend.
Chicago: Townsend National Weekly, Inc., 1938.

The mild-mannered California doctor Francis E. Townsend (1867-1960) proposed a national scheme by which every person over 60 would be given a $200 monthly pension, the spending of which would consume goods and create prosperity. Although exploited by the radical right and an ardent supporter of the Lemke ticket in 1936, Townsend drew attention to the plight of the indigent aged and undoubtedly helped the acceptance of old-age assistance.

	RADICAL RESPONSES TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION Voices from the Right
		33 Questions & Answers. Francis E. Townsend. Chicago: Townsend National Weekly, Inc., 1938. The mild-mannered California doctor Francis E. Townsend (1867-1960) proposed a national scheme by which every person over 60 would be given a $200 monthly pension, the spending of which would consume goods and create prosperity. Although exploited by the radical right and an ardent supporter of the Lemke ticket in 1936, Townsend drew attention to the plight of the indigent aged and undoubtedly helped the acceptance of old-age assistance.