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Skill and Chance
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« on: October 02, 2022, 01:28:37 PM »
They were once so influential they elected more presidents than Harvard.  And it wasn't just an early republic phenomenon.  They grew their membership steadily up until the Depression, reversed a brief decline during and immediately after WWII, but then went into total free fall after 1960 and never recovered.  Their last president was Gerald Ford.  Young people generally don't even think about joining them today.  What happened? 
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2022, 08:15:33 PM »
Quote from: darklordoftech on November 06, 2022, 11:19:43 PM
Preventing Tammany Hall corruption was one of the arguments used for creating a welfare state.

Yes, but some of these groups did have a substantial mutual insurance arm.  For Knights of Columbus, I believe the insurance part is most  of what they do nowadays.
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