Emily Muller
4/8/2014 03:09:04 am
The new deal made the country a bit more socialist. His big plan was to act quickly and restore their faith in the banks. Therefore, Franklin closed every bank in the nation until they sorted out the mess. People were opposed to it because several people were hoarding their money so the economy wasn't really being helped. Not only that, but they were short time jobs so after someone built a bridge they didn't know what else to do and we're unemployed again. FDR tried to maintain the positive vibes and keep everyone confident. I think in the grand scheme of things this didn't really help the economy. Many people were just so desperate for keeping money and not losing it again that the minute they got money they horded it, and didn't really boost the economy.
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Arjana Begzati
4/9/2014 01:29:18 pm
Hey Emily, a nice post to which I really agree. You put your thoughts in a straight forward explanation based on simple examples. Thumbs up!
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Megan Chintala
4/13/2014 10:42:55 am
Good answer and thoughts!! You had great supporting details. Keep up the good work!! What would the economy have been like if these people just kept spending and spending instead of hoarding?
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Luke Stewart
4/14/2014 03:29:49 am
Great answer! I tend to agree with you that people did hoard the money they received.
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Ashton Reinhardt
4/13/2014 11:46:48 am
People opposed the New Deal because some of them saw it as a danger to the free enterprise system. Roosevelt taxed the rich. This made the rich believe that they being betrayed by a fellow upper class man. He was expelled from his social club mainly for letting down his people. The New Deal also faced a lot of opposition from the Supreme Court. I don't believe that this helped the economy. The bank screwed to many people over so they had a hard time trusting the bank. They just kept the money to themselves. I see what Roosevelt was trying to do and I think he had good intentions but it was hard for people to trust again
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Maddy Vogel
4/13/2014 12:22:50 pm
The New Deal developed quite the opposition. This was for several reasons. Many believed that a redistribution of wealth would either never happen or only help the poor and not everyone else. The Supreme Court believed that the New Deal put too much power into the hands of the federal government. To counteract this specific challenge, FDR put more justices in the court to try and gain a majority. This failed, however, and only increased his opposition. Other Americans believed that soon Roosevelt would become a dictator. These beliefs started organizations such as the American Liberty League. Roosevelt launched the Second New Deal in which he combatted big business and taxed the rich. In hindsight, I believe the New Deal did help laborers and farmers rise economically and set them up to challenge the power of corporations. The stock market and banks also fell under a bit more federal control. Stabilization in these areas was gained with the New Deal. The New Deal also did much to help citizens during times of crisis with welfare, relief programs, and also the Social Security system. Attention was finally brought to the people in need, and the New Deal offered public assistance. Roosevelt’s New Deal also united the Democratic Party into a powerful force in politics. All things considered, although the New Deal did have its failures, it changed the economic workings of the country for the better, and those changes have lasted in effect to the modern day.
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Kirsten Comstock
4/13/2014 01:27:05 pm
Good answer, Maddy. You answered this question very well and gave a lot of examples. I agree that even though the New Deal had its failures it did change the economy for the better. Great post!
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McCall Etl
4/13/2014 02:46:43 pm
I definitely agree that these changes have lasted into the modern day. Do you agree with the opposition that FDR received for some of his newer ideas? I enjoyed reading your answer. Great job.
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Timmi Keisel
4/14/2014 01:29:06 am
Great question McCall! I do believe that the New Deal did more good things than bad, but some of the criticism he received and some others ideas to make it better wasn't completely unreasonable. For example, I think Senator Long's Share-Our-Wealth Plan was a good idea but just a little difficult to execute.
Sabrina Lousberg
4/14/2014 03:22:04 am
Great answer Maddy! You included a lot of examples to help support your answer. I would have to agree that the New Deal did have it's failures but still managed to help change the economy for the better. Good job!
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Keeya Marquez
4/14/2014 03:24:40 am
I agree that the New Deal did have it's problems, but I think it did help the economy in some ways in the end.
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McCall Etl
4/13/2014 05:01:23 pm
Every new idea has its opposers, and the New Deal was bound to face opposition. Many people felt that this new deal was putting too much power into the government, and they didn't like that idea. They also felt that the whole idea of a New Deal was only going to favor the poor people. To continue this opposition, there were groups like the American Liberty League. These people didn't want the government to take over as before mentioned, and they liked the way things were before FDR came into office, even though those ways were terrible. The Supreme Court even opposed Roosevelt, and Roosevelt tried to throw the opposition right back with little success. Other individuals that opposed Roosevelt were Dr. Francis Townsend, Father Charles Coughlin, and Huey Long. These men supported FDR and his ideas at first, but they then opposed him and had ideas of their own. Huey Long for example, wanted to make it so the wealth was completely evenly distributed. He intended to run for president but was not able to in 1936 because he was assassinated. I do feel like the New Deal was effective in helping the Americans economy. President Roosevelt may have had most of his success just from tricking the public into thinking things would be alright, but he did actually also help groups like the farmers and rural folk of America. He helped gain cheaper electricity and utilities, and he eventually helped people get jobs. The Social Security system was a big part of FDRs presidential terms, and it helped people in need. FDR also made sure the banks and stock market were much more stable than before so a second crisis could be averted. FDR was handled a lot to deal with when he came into the presidency, and I think for the circumstances he did very well. However, FDR was by no means perfect. I do still think that FDR was helpful to the US economy though. Some of the things he did lasted, such as the Social Security system and the control over banks. He was just given a quite the load to deal with. Not every aspect of he New Deal worked out, but it was still effective during the depression.
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becca elaine
4/14/2014 01:52:58 am
i agree mccall he did do well at the economy and with what lasted until even our generation.
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Becca Elaine
4/14/2014 01:59:56 am
The people opposed Teddy's "new deal" because some saw its as a danger to free enterprise system. This system was for private business to compete with little government in there way. To finance Teddy's "new deal" he was going to raise taxes on the rich. The rich because they are rich thought they had more say in this which wasn't at all true. Teddy was then booted from his social club. Teddy's attitude towards this i feel was maybe let down a little but still yet to be determined. i believe FDR's new deal has taken it to new places and has worked out well.
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