The New Deal II (1935 – 1939) continues: Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq.—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Revenue (Soak the Rich) Act of 1935, raising Inheritance and gift taxes; raising the marginal income tax rate on incomes of over 1,000,000 “dollars” per year, from 63%, to 75% on incomes of over 5,000,000 “dollars” per year.

       NOTE: As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Roosevelt was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].

       [added 7/15/2022] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.

       Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

—- Isaiah 5:20

       When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you. … you may know that your society is doomed.

—- Francisco d’Anconia, Atlas Shrugged

       The New Deal II (1935 – 1939) continues: Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq.—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Guffey-Snyder National Bituminous Coal Conservation Act, establishing price supports for coal resulting in higher than market values and a nation-wide surplus.

       Postscript: As a result of this economic distortion alternatives to coal such as petroleum, natural gas and hydroelectric power were adopted.

       [restored 7/15/2022]