can you explain Franklin D Roosevelts',"New Deal" in a very simplistic,non political way?
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The New Deal consisted of a lot of government initiatives and new programs designed to jump start and rebalance the economy after the Great Depression.
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If you are talking about F.D.R. The great depression was a major cause of the New Deal, he was basically trying to boost the economy. If you want to know more about the Great Depression then you can contact me.
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It makes a nice story, but it is a myth. \n\nA close look will clearly show the fall of the Soviet Union resulted almost entirely from internal political struggles. The correlation with Reagan’s "anti-Communist" rhetorical stance was merely coincidental, not causal. If you review the available US intelligence documents you will see that the fall of the Soviet Union was completely unexpected--certainly not in any way the result of a planned campaign or strategy.\n\nUnfortunately these self-serving myths are usually more popular than reality, even though the correct information is easily available to anyone who bothers to look. Unfortunatly their understanding of economics appears to fall into the same pattern.
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By limiting production, Roosevelt succeeded in creating demand for farm goods, instead of overproduction.  This brought the prices up, and the amount of goods down, giving farmers steady income.\n\nThe New Deal program initiated was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).  It aided farmers and restricted overproduction.  At first, most farmers were skeptical of Roosevelt's new plan, and he had to pay them to put it into effect.  This problem also arose during the Dust Bowl era, when Roosevelt's administration persuaded farmers to not plow as often, and use different techniques.  But its effects are clear today.
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"This is about FDR being disabled."\n\nThanks for the clarification.  We would have never figured it out.\n\nHe didn't lie about it.  He just chose not to advertise it.
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Worst thing is that people don't know what NAZI means. It is an abbreviation for National Socialist Party. Which isn't really socialist, or national. It was really a front for fascism, which was the integration of corporations and government. Now you may see why they get so offended: the truth hurts more than spin. When someone looks at the inefficiencies of government agencies, the apathy of its workers, it is easy to think "government should be run like a business". I used to think so. Then I realized that business already runs the government, and they like it to be inefficient so that they don't have to answer to it. Much different than the efficiency of the Nazis. The Nazis were concerned with resources and materials. America has always had more resources available than it could use, and hasn't learned not to waste so much yet. Ironic how one of the things that would help with this, the FairTax bill, is favored more by Republicans.
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Do you mean Franklin Delanor Roosevelt?? Look him up in Wikipedia, you will get a ton of info.
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Interesting question. It definitely was a time of much greater innocence on the part of the public. There was little of the "muckraking" of today, so we didn't see much of the seamier side of politics. There were backroom deals, of course, but we didn't know of them.\nPoliticians such as Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson were articulate and seemingly honest. \nThere were notable similarities to today, specifically the McCarthy era in the early 1950s. Politicians then were searching for the Commies and the Commie-sympathizers, and especially focused on the film industry and universities.\nThere were few and infrequent news sources compared to today. Newspapers, radio, film, and the fledgling tv interests gave us news headlines.\nThere also seemed to be much more willingness of democrats and republicans to be civil towards each other, both at the level of political parties and among individuals, as compared to the current atmosphere.\nOverall, the country was far more conservative in its values. Females tended to be homemakers; no one would admit to being gay or lesbian; minorities had little access to jobs and power; environmental concerns were of little interest. One of the few things that tended more toward a democratic position was the power of unions at that time--they were much more prominent.
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I really think its about greed - pure and simple.  As things were during the Reagan years, some people matter and some don't .
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Yikes!\n\nSome were very effective and some didn't work at all.  One political change that was not very effective was the rise of the progressive movement and other third parties.  They were never able to break onto the national scene.  Likewise the Socialists.\n\nThe federal level took a stronger role in corporate area forcing the breakup of trust and the implementation of a more regular tax system.\n\nThere are tons more but you get the idea.
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That depends on your point of view.  The correct answer is that it can be seen as all three.\n\nSee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Deal for more information on the New Deal\n\nGood Luck!!!
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Theodore Roosevelt Was A Very Intelligent Man\n\nHe Didnt Get To Be President Because He Looked Good \n\nHis Words Stand In US History Because Theyve Inspired A Nation Of Citizens Through GENERATIONS\n\nUntil THIS Generation That Is\nI Guess Because THIS Generation Is NOT Fully Comprised Of\nUS Citizens-It Is In Part Made Up Of A People With \n\nNO LOYALTY To Our Nation\n\nTheir ALLEGIENCE Is To A Foreign Nation\nAnd A FOREIGN Economy\n\nAnd An Idea Of OVERPOWERING Our Nation\nWhich Is NOT Being An American Citizen\nInstead Of ASSIMILATING\n(becoming in every facet an American)\nThey DEMAND!!! That We Accept Large Colonies\nOf NON-AMERICAN CITIZENS Amongst Us\nAt The TAXPAYERS EXPENSE \n\nThey DEMAND Citizenship To This Nation Based Upon A \nFALSE LOYALTY And NO INTENTION Of HONORING The VOW That They Expect To Take If They Actually Get \nSWORN TO CITIZENSHIP\n\nThe Will Recite The Pledge To Our Flag \nWith NO IDEA What The Words Actually Mean\nAnd Not Care For ONE SECOND Because It'll Get Em A Foot In The Door And A Free Ride From Our Citizens\n\nThe Truth Is In The Answers You See RIGHT IN THIS FORUM\nLike PANCHA ^ (PROPAGANDA) \n\nI Think Mr. Roosevelt KNEW \nExactly What He Was Talking About
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Some would say that it wasn't economic policy. The problem was one of overproduction combined with the inflated values of stocks. \n\nThe policies of Hoover and Roosevelt differed little. FDRs was more of a PR campaign. For all Roosevelt did, his policies affected little change in the economy. \n\nPerhaps it can be said the the use and issuance of credit was a leading economic factor.
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10-20 years ago it was simpler...the democrats were for blue collar and more environmental...the Repupl;icans were always for big business and a bigger military budget....classic bread and butter against guns...there was a balance, both got their way once in a while....now the issue is getting clouded because the Republicans have reversed their ideology (causing the Democrats to change as well) from nothing but the economy stupid to global intervention in the name of business.  but to be fair, there are traditionalists on both sides.
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"My fellow Americans, Tomorrow thousands of Government Bureaucrats will receive pink slips as I am eliminating the department of housing and urban development and the department of education.  In one swoop of a pen I will save the government millions and improve education in America.  Later today I will sign the Fair Tax bill into law, eliminating the income tax and all other pay role taxes and the Internal Revenue Service enacting a Federal sales tax to be enforced by the states.  This act will eliminate vast amounts of government waste and bring power back to the citizens of the country.  \n\nI look forward to bringing you a government that will bring you more liberty and take less from you, giving you more responsibility and freedom to live as you choose, a government of the people and for the people.  I believe as Thomas Jefferson did that 'he who governs least, governs best'"
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The US established the New Deal. Germany appointed Hitler as Chancellor.
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its a bunch of laws that he passes when he was president.. all of them were reform minded.. thats why its called the gilded age.. Its the age of progressivism.. \n\n\n\nall of this happened.. sparknotess :-\n\nWilsonian Progressivism: 1913–1916 \nEvents \n1913 -  Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments are ratified Congress passes Federal Reserve Act and Underwood Tariff\n1914 -  Panama Canal is completed Congress passes Clayton Anti-Trust Act, establishes Federal Trade Commission United States occupies Vera Cruz, Mexico\n1915 -  Congress passes La Follette Seaman’s Act United States invades Haiti\n1916 -  Congress passes Workingmen’s Compensation Act, Federal Farm Loan Act, Warehouse Act, Adamson Act, and Jones Act Pancho Villa attacks New Mexico United States invades Dominican Republic\n1917 -  United States buys Virgin Islands\nKey People\nWoodrow Wilson - 28th U.S. president; outlined New Freedom domestic policies to lower protective tariff and tame big business \nVenustiano Carranza -  General who took power in Mexico after 1914 coup ousted revolutionary leader Victoriano Huerta\nPancho Villa - Mexican rebel who tried to provoke war between the United States and Mexico in order to oust Venustiano Carranza from power\nJohn J. Pershing -  General sent by Wilson to pursue Villa’s band of Mexican rebels into Mexico in 1916\nThe New Freedom\nEven though Woodrow Wilson won the vast majority of electoral votes in the election of 1912, he received only 41 percent of the popular vote, ostensibly leaving him with little mandate. Despite this handicap, Wilson managed to accomplish every one of his major domestic goals on his progressive New Freedom agenda. In just four years, Wilson reduced the tariff, passed more anti-trust legislation, and reformed the banking system.\nWilson began in 1913 by pushing Congress to pass the Underwood Tariff, which drastically reduced duties on foreign goods from an average rate of 40 percent to an average rate of 25 percent. Congress compensated for the loss of revenue by creating a national income tax under the Sixteenth Amendment, another major progressive achievement of 1913. \nBanking Reform\nNext, Wilson took on the banking industry, which despite industrialization and the population boom had remained essentially unchanged since the Civil War. In 1913, Wilson and Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act to create a decentralized national bank comprising twelve regional branches. Collectively, all the private banks in each region owned and operated that respective region’s branch. However, the new Federal Reserve Board had the final say in decisions affecting all branches, including setting interest rates and issuing currency. This new banking system helped stabilize national finances and credit and helped the financial system survive two world wars and the Great Depression.\nOther Progressive Legislation\nWilson also continued to crack down on trusts, most notably by convincing Congress to pass the Clayton Anti-Trust Act in 1914. Unlike the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the Clayton Anti-Trust Act actually gave lawmakers the power to punish monopolistic corporations. Furthermore, it legalized labor unions and their right to strike peacefully.\nCongress passed a wide variety of other progressive legislation during Wilson’s first term. The La Follette Seaman’s Act of 1915, for example, protected sailors’ rights and wages on merchant ships, while the Federal Farm Loan Act and the Warehouse Act of 1916 gave farmers access to easy credit. That same year, Congress also passed the Workingmen’s Compensation Act to help support temporarily disabled federal employees and the Adamson Act to establish an eight-hour workday for all employees on interstate railroads. With the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, Americans won the right to elect U.S. senators directly.\nWilson’s Foreign Policy\nIn foreign affairs, Wilson flatly rejected Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy and Taft’s Doll