The New Deal did not prolong the Great Depression, in fact in stabilized the economy and allowed America to get back on its feet rather than falling on its face. During the worst time of the depression there were millions unemployed and homeless victims of the poor economy roamed the streets. Farmers destroyed their surpluses as city dwellers starved and everyone felt the loss of security and self-reliance. Business and federal workers seemed just as immobilized as the public; this lead the government to relieve railroads, banks, farmers, and large businesses of their financial burdens through government funded organizations. Without these groups Americans would have fell further into despair and confidence even in the large corporations would have fallen to an immense low, therefore, the New Deal did not prolong the Great Depression.
I agree that there was a lot of homeless people that could not find jobs. I do not really agree that the New Deal stabalized the economy I think that it just brought the United States into more debt which hurt it even more.
I think you had a great post with valid arguments, however I would have to disagree with your stance. I do not think that the new deal really helped us get out of the great depression, and I think that many of the policies that went into it have negatively affected our country and contributed to the massive debt that our country currently owes.
The New Deal did give some relief to America's suffering citizens. Compared to the amount of money invested however, its impact was completely insufficient. The New Deal neither prolonged nor shortened the Great Depression, it rather had no major influence at all.
There is significant evidence that the New Deal was not only utterly ineffective in providing economic relief during the Depression, but may have even prolonged it. Federal investment programs did little to decrease the unemployment rate, and the relatively small amount of jobs the New Deal created were temporary jobs with low pay and short hours. These jobs stunted the average American’s prosperity, contributing to the maintenance of a poorer class society. These government programs also competed with and threatened private businesses. Businesses and investors, already feeling the unstable, were not greeted friendly with FDR’s New Deal policies. These policies actually made business investors even more hesitant, and again slowed economic recovery. Without the New Deal, natural economic patterns would have been allowed to take place, and the Depression would not have been extended as long as it was.
I agree that the New Deal did little to decrease the unemployment rate and that it probably made it worse. The government was spending more money to try and help people make money and they were just dragging the country down as they were the governments vault.
I think the New had its benefits and draw backs for the Great Depression. Many of the Bureaus and Administrations created did quite a bit to pull the US out of the war, but the taxpayer's money being thrown at the problem helped make the problem worse.
I completely agree with your stance on this topic. The new deal did create temporary jobs with low pay and short hours, that were worse for our economy in the long run. I especially agree with your statement about the government businesses threatening the success of private businesses.
I definitely agree with your post. The negative effects absolutely outweighed the positive effects. The short term solutions that were provided by the New Deal lengthened the need for the New Deal and therefore made the Great Depression last much longer than it would have naturally.
The creation of the New Deal was a short term buoy that led to more hardships in the future for the American people. The Great Depression was a problem before, but the New Deal really caused it to become “GREAT.” The national debt increased by so much because of government spending, life expectancy decreased, and in general, “most nations of Europe weathered the Great Depression better than the United States did.” Our “weathering” efforts were centered all around the New Deal, which was so temporary and had issues of its own. Thus, our efforts were in vain. The New Deal failed to solve the pressing problems brought on by the Great Depression and, therefore, made those problems worse. If one isn’t moving forward, then one will inevitably move backward. The band-aid of the New Deal was not sufficient for the crisis of the time and therefore prolonged the awful time of the Great Depression.
I agree with you that the New Deal wasn't successful because it wasn't permanent. Because of this, it prolonged the Great Depression rather than solved the problem.
The New Deal created a "stable" economy. It helped to give jobs to those in need and helped to bring money back into the economy. Yet, it did not prolong the Great Depression. It helped the people rely on the people. The New Deal brought new light to the subject and created a deficit on the government. Even with the government being less involved, the nation was more self determined to relieve itself of the debts and anger of the on going Great Depression. If the New Deal was not promoted to help, then I believe the Great Depression would have been prolonged from the sides of all the people. If the lifeline thrown to those with nothing left were "saved" in the long run of the depressions effects. All in all the New Deal was a great thing to be had upon the country as a whole in massively growing situation.
The New Deal did not prolong the Great Depression, in fact in stabilized the economy and allowed America to get back on its feet rather than falling on its face. During the worst time of the depression there were millions unemployed and homeless victims of the poor economy roamed the streets. Farmers destroyed their surpluses as city dwellers starved and everyone felt the loss of security and self-reliance. Business and federal workers seemed just as immobilized as the public; this lead the government to relieve railroads, banks, farmers, and large businesses of their financial burdens through government funded organizations. Without these groups Americans would have fell further into despair and confidence even in the large corporations would have fallen to an immense low, therefore, the New Deal did not prolong the Great Depression.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there was a lot of homeless people that could not find jobs. I do not really agree that the New Deal stabalized the economy I think that it just brought the United States into more debt which hurt it even more.
DeleteI think you had a great post with valid arguments, however I would have to disagree with your stance. I do not think that the new deal really helped us get out of the great depression, and I think that many of the policies that went into it have negatively affected our country and contributed to the massive debt that our country currently owes.
DeleteThe New Deal did give some relief to America's suffering citizens. Compared to the amount of money invested however, its impact was completely insufficient. The New Deal neither prolonged nor shortened the Great Depression, it rather had no major influence at all.
DeleteThere is significant evidence that the New Deal was not only utterly ineffective in providing economic relief during the Depression, but may have even prolonged it. Federal investment programs did little to decrease the unemployment rate, and the relatively small amount of jobs the New Deal created were temporary jobs with low pay and short hours. These jobs stunted the average American’s prosperity, contributing to the maintenance of a poorer class society. These government programs also competed with and threatened private businesses. Businesses and investors, already feeling the unstable, were not greeted friendly with FDR’s New Deal policies. These policies actually made business investors even more hesitant, and again slowed economic recovery. Without the New Deal, natural economic patterns would have been allowed to take place, and the Depression would not have been extended as long as it was.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the New Deal did little to decrease the unemployment rate and that it probably made it worse. The government was spending more money to try and help people make money and they were just dragging the country down as they were the governments vault.
DeleteI think the New had its benefits and draw backs for the Great Depression. Many of the Bureaus and Administrations created did quite a bit to pull the US out of the war, but the taxpayer's money being thrown at the problem helped make the problem worse.
DeleteI completely agree with your stance on this topic. The new deal did create temporary jobs with low pay and short hours, that were worse for our economy in the long run. I especially agree with your statement about the government businesses threatening the success of private businesses.
DeleteI definitely agree with your post. The negative effects absolutely outweighed the positive effects. The short term solutions that were provided by the New Deal lengthened the need for the New Deal and therefore made the Great Depression last much longer than it would have naturally.
DeleteThe creation of the New Deal was a short term buoy that led to more hardships in the future for the American people. The Great Depression was a problem before, but the New Deal really caused it to become “GREAT.” The national debt increased by so much because of government spending, life expectancy decreased, and in general, “most nations of Europe weathered the Great Depression better than the United States did.” Our “weathering” efforts were centered all around the New Deal, which was so temporary and had issues of its own. Thus, our efforts were in vain. The New Deal failed to solve the pressing problems brought on by the Great Depression and, therefore, made those problems worse. If one isn’t moving forward, then one will inevitably move backward. The band-aid of the New Deal was not sufficient for the crisis of the time and therefore prolonged the awful time of the Great Depression.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the New Deal wasn't successful because it wasn't permanent. Because of this, it prolonged the Great Depression rather than solved the problem.
DeleteI agree, the New Deal was not as great as people made it sound like it was going to be. It just failed to help the Great Depression situation.
DeleteThe New Deal created a "stable" economy. It helped to give jobs to those in need and helped to bring money back into the economy. Yet, it did not prolong the Great Depression. It helped the people rely on the people. The New Deal brought new light to the subject and created a deficit on the government. Even with the government being less involved, the nation was more self determined to relieve itself of the debts and anger of the on going Great Depression. If the New Deal was not promoted to help, then I believe the Great Depression would have been prolonged from the sides of all the people. If the lifeline thrown to those with nothing left were "saved" in the long run of the depressions effects. All in all the New Deal was a great thing to be had upon the country as a whole in massively growing situation.
ReplyDeleteNow, I do not necessarily agree with you. However you bring up some good points.
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