[MatthewCleveland]

Now here you go argueing FDR's new deal with out mentioning that actually reasons for these laws. You cited all problems that resulted from them, but none of the sucesses. The consumer taxes you talked about didn't punish the needy. The needy had no where enough money to buy radio's and such. The consumer taxes were meant for the upper middle class taht still had some wealth left in them.

The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) also cut back production because factory owners were faced with underconsumption coupled with overproduction. Warehouses were stockpiled with thousands upon thousands of consumer goods with no market to sell them too. This act forced industry to cut back its production to *STAY* in business. At their current rate they would of driven themselves out of business. It was necessary to cut back production and growth in order to reestablish a strong manufacturing base and build its self back up.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) was intended to raise farm prices back to thier pre-Depression levels. Farmers having lost all thier money on credit based investments were losing thier mortages to banks while farm prices were dangerously low because of high production. This act paid farmers to leave thier land fallow as to decrease the supply in order to stabilize prices. The governmetn fixed grain and corn prices in order to bring stability back to the government.

Your views on the National Labor Relations Act is jsut disgusting. Prior to this act blacklisting and spying on union meetings was common practice. People were fired in mass droves as cheap immagrant and black laborers took thier places by the droves. The National Labor Relations Act allowed unions to lobby for better conditions (which are inarguably horrific) along with job security and higher wages. This helped also bring stability to economy as people could be assured that they would be able to keep thier jobs.

The Tennesse valley Authority "monopoly" brough jobs to the south. It put men to work and allowed them to send checks home to thier family. It created cheaper power supplies from the hydroelectric dams created.


FDR perfectly intended to bring good to the people and stability to our economy. He brought us out of the depression and led us through a war. He is with out a doubt the most influential American icon in our modern history. He had strength and courage and dedication to this country. And if you think we shoudl evaulate our politics I think you should take a better look at our current administration instead of argueing how FDR's New Deal harmed millions of people. You can't please everyone, you can't bring them all prosperity, but FDR's new deal brought us to where we are today.

Matthew Cleveland