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The New Deal only lengthened the Great Depression imo. THe U.S. is a mixed market economy but is primarily capitalistic. Obama wants to move more towards socialism, and McCain wants to hold the line or perhaps become slightly more capitalistic. 70-90% income tax for highest earners in WW2 doesn't count as socialism imo because we were funding a War we actually cared about winning.