FDR’s NEW DEAL

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FDR’s FIRESIDE CHATS

ANOTHER NEW DEAL CRITIC

NEW DEAL

CRITICS

ANOTHER NEW DEAL

CRITIC

And there were others… Seriously ?!

There were many people and groups who opposed the FDR’s New Deal:

Election Results

and POPULAR

VOTE

-people like…

IMA Simp was an idiot who never knew what was going on

Found himself unemployed at the age of 67 with only $100 in savings. Seeing many people in similar or worse straits, Townsend embraced old-age relief (key to ending the Depression)

In January 1934, Townsend announced his plan, demanding a $200 monthly pension for every citizen over the age of 60. In return, recipients had to retire and spend their entire pension every month within the United States. Younger Americans would inherit the jobs vacated by senior citizens and the economy would be stimulated by the increased purchasing power of the elderly.

Several million Americans found his

plan refreshingly simple.

Dr. Francis TownsendCalifornia public health officer

Such as…another critic

FDR’s Own Social Class

And then ther

e was these 9 guys

CASE #1 – Schechter Poultry Corp vs US

ISSUE - STRIKE DOWN THE NRA

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

Charged by the U.S. Government with violating the poultry code by:1)Selling "unfit chickens,“2) Illegally selling chickens on an individual basis3) Avoiding inspections by local poultry regulators4)Falsifying records of poultry sold5)Selling poultry to un licensed purchasers.

FDR Administration Live Poultry Code:

*fixed the maximum number of hours a poultry employee could work*imposed a minimum wage for poultry employees*banned certain methods of "unfair competition

Schechter was convicted in a federal district court, lost an appeal to the circuit court, and appealed to the Supreme Court, which reviewed the case in 1935.

Ruling on NIRA:

What to

do…?

“Court-Packing”

Plan

SECTION 5: THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL

• Over time, opinions about the merits of the New Deal and FDR have ranged from harsh criticism to high praise – usually along partisan lines

• Conservatives felt FDR made government too large and too powerful

• Liberals countered that FDR socialized the economy because Americans needed help

LEGACIES OF THE NEW DEAL

• FDIC – banking insurance critical to sound economy

• Deficit spending has became a normal feature of government

• Social Security is a key legacy of the New Deal in that the Feds have assumed a greater responsibility for the social welfare of citizens since 1935