"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.---And that's the way it is."--Walter Cronkite
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Open thread for Saturday.
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Anonymous
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FDR also inherited a great depression and war, was also a Democrat, also put in a lot of programs to help Veterans after seeing how poorly they lived after returning from WWI.
The last administration continued the Reagan/BushSr mess that was bringing this country in the wrong direction.
Roosevelt spent 12 years in office and had an enormous impact on America. He took office in the depths of the Great Depression. He immediately called Congress to special session and declared a four-day banking holiday. The first "Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's term were marked by the passage of 15 major laws. Some of the important legislative acts of his New Deal included: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- hired more than three million men to work on various projects. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- used the Tennessee River to provide electricity for the depressed area. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)- created the Public Works Administration to provide aid to cities for construction and the National Recovery Administration to help businesses. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC- corrected abuses which led to the stock market crash. Works Progress Administration (WPA)- hired many people for a variety of projects including in the arts. Social Security Act - Created the Social Security System.
2 comments:
FDR also inherited a great depression and war, was also a Democrat, also put in a lot of programs to help Veterans after seeing how poorly they lived after returning from WWI.
The last administration continued the Reagan/BushSr mess that was bringing this country in the wrong direction.
Roosevelt spent 12 years in office and had an enormous impact on America. He took office in the depths of the Great Depression. He immediately called Congress to special session and declared a four-day banking holiday. The first "Hundred Days" of Roosevelt's term were marked by the passage of 15 major laws. Some of the important legislative acts of his New Deal included:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- hired more than three million men to work on various projects.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- used the Tennessee River to provide electricity for the depressed area.
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)- created the Public Works Administration to provide aid to cities for construction and the National Recovery Administration to help businesses.
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC- corrected abuses which led to the stock market crash.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)- hired many people for a variety of projects including in the arts.
Social Security Act - Created the Social Security System.
It's been said if you don't learn from your mistakes they will be repeated. I guess we now know we didn't learn from our mistakes.
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