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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.
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