Posts Tagged ‘Harry Hopkins’
Is FDR’s New Deal the answer?
Did President Franklin Roosevelt and his “New Deal” shorten the recovery from the Great Depression? Was government intervention in the economy helpful or hurtful or both? Some economists suggest the government manipulated market forces too much and actually prolonged the recovery. President Roosevelt put into effect his recovery plan immediately after his inauguration in 1933, […]
FDR tried to help people
President Franklin Roosevelt would be proud of the help our government’s Small Business Administration provided Sun Valley area businesses following the Castle Rock Fire this year. Although the fire did not damage any buildings, local businesses still suffered economic damage because of the fire. Rather than just handing out money, the SBA set up a […]