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Lincolnomics
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Etymology
en Lincoln economics, equivalent to en Lincoln -nomics.
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en US politics rare Economic policies associated with the administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861–1865.
en Craig Klugman; Larry J. Hayes The missing message https://archive.org/details/abrahamlincolncolcclinc/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater The Journal~Gazette Fort Wayne, Ind. Richard Inskeep 14 November 1982 1 It’s little wonder the Republicans are always so anxious about midterm elections. They lost ground in the very first one — when Abraham Lincoln was in the White House, in 1862. The Democrats picked up 38 House seats in that election, and they might have won more if President Lincoln hadn’t used federal troops to intimidate the opposition in some of the border-state contests. Democrats even won a majority of the House seats from Lincoln’s home state of Illinois. Was it a signal to Washington that Lincolnomics had failed? Not at all.
en William D. Tammeus Starbeams w:The Kansas City Star 103 69 Kansas City, Mo. 8 December 1982 16A THE LITTLE boy next door reports that his class now is studying the Civil War and Lincolnomics.
en John H. Hotson Rooseveltonomics, Reaganomics, and Lincolnomics, or, How Come the Bankers Are Charging Ron 10 Percent, when FDR Got His Money at 2 Percent, and Honest Abe Got His for Nothing? https://books.google.com/books?id=wlxHNAEACAAJ Waterloo, Ont. Department of Economics, University of Waterloo 1984 16180477 1
en w:Charley Reese Today’s civil-rights and welfare groups would jump on Lincoln The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Fla. 2 February 1987 A-10 2 The only people practicing Lincolnomics these days are the Soviets, which may be why they can afford more missiles and tanks than we can despite a much smaller economy.
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