What was the New Deal and the solutions it brought to the Great Depression?

Answer 1

In extending more power to the federal government and in creating a huge number of programs paid for by the feds, such as welfare, the OPA, and such, it created millions of jobs which the government paid for. But, putting people back to work was a priority, and it worked. The problem, however, is we are now left with a welfare state with entitlements that are soaring out of hand, and the feds just cannot stop the spiral. Politicians are scared to even discuss changes in the "entitlements" that cripple the federal budget. The point is, we are essentially a socialist state and will become one for sure as soon as the democrats succeed in passing legislation for socialized medicine. Then the cycle will be complete.

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Answer 2

The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's package of "alphabet soup" agencies that was designed to (a) Get the American people back to work, (b) Get the economy back on track, and (c) Try to prevent another Great Depression from happening. Roosevelt spent huge amounts of government money on these programs to get the U.S. back on track, and it worked pretty darned well. There were only two problems: (1) Some of the new agencies and laws he instated were later dissolved or overturned when the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional, and (2) It started the idea in the minds of Americans that it's the responsibility of the government not only to help individual Americans out of every little personal crisis, but it is also the job of government to provide virtually everything for American citizens -- an education, health care, a job for those who want to work, welfare for those who choose not to, money for retirement, the list goes on and on.

Answer 3

The New Deal was essentially a failure.. the U.S. economy did not recover until the WWII military buildup.