Share Our Wealth

Booklet titled "Share our Wealth"
Cover of a 1935 Share our Wealth booklet

Share Our Wealth was a movement that began in February 1934, during the Great Depression, by Huey Long, a governor and later United States Senator from Louisiana.[1] Long first proposed the plan in a national radio address, which is now referred to as the "Share Our Wealth Speech".[2] To stimulate the economy, the Share Our Wealth program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution. These proposals drew wide support, with millions joining local Share Our Wealth clubs. Roosevelt adopted many of these proposals in the Second New Deal.

  1. ^ "Huey Long's Programs – Share Our Wealth, Share the Wealth". Long Legacy Project. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Long Legacy Project. "Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Speech". hueylong.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.