I took advantage of knowing where President Obama hid his time machine and I borrowed it for 5 minutes. At least, that is how long it appears that I was gone.

They were conservatives that believed that welfare was too generous, taxes too high, and government too big

Einstein! If you can have your stupid relativity puns, certainly I can have this one. Here, have some fresh kibble and shut up.

After the Great Depression and World War 2 our economy pivoted to an egalitarian model until the early 70's.

Minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum in many states. Some states require employers pay T 1/2 on Holidays and/or Sundays

To policy geeks,  it would essentially accomplish what the Fed is trying to do with near zero interest rates and their Quantitative Easing program