Jefferson, the Father of Hipocracy
By: Ben Baker and Daniel Reinhold
From Jefferson to Hipocracy, and from Rape to Sally Hemmings
The Louisiana Purchase
Saturday, Apr 30, 1803, 12:00 PM
Paris, France
Thomas Jefferson
As you know, Thomas Jefferson was completely against the bank, and argued until the last minute when it was established that it was a bad idea.
The Bank
When Thomas Jefferson became President, you would think that he would get rid of the bank immediately, right? Though we should be glad that he did not get rid of it, well, he didn't!
Hypocrite!
Jefferson's "Farmer Life"
He claimed to be an advocate of the poor farmers and the commonman, but he lived in the huge estate, Monticello. I wonder how he would justify that today, since he had alot of trust in farmers, and thought that that should be the backbone of the economy. His trust in farmers was also one of the main reasons he thought that the people could govern themselves and did not need a powerful government.
The Embargo Act
Thomas Jefferson always leaned towards Federalist views when it came to foreign affairs, starting during his persidency. One of these was the Embargo act, a complete waste of money that contridicted his views altogether.