Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a consummate politician in ‘action’ and a charming president …show more content…
20,000 farmers had lost their land each month. Farmers constitute a large portion of the work force because when farmers lose land, they go to the city. (Hollinger). One of the most successful policy was the Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA) in 1933. They had to act quickly and gave the farmers a choice to control their crops production so they can maintain crops prices with the reinforcement by county agents (Badger & Hollinger). By compensating farmers, it balanced the production and price so when a farmer had trouble the government will pay for the bill. This initially cycles the jobs. The government made it up to give farmers money so people would stay there instead of idling more farms. They also used experts from Washington. One of the biggest challenges like “the Dust Bowl” complicated Roosevelt’s new deal to fight off the depression (Hillstrom). Besides, Emergency Farm Mortgage Act also had stopped foreclosure farms and sought more improvements and hopes for the farmers (Hollinger). While the Frazier-Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act in 1933 was a major contribution to farmers who went bankruptcy and helped them to recover their land, the Farm Credit Administration strengthened the Farms Credits even until today …show more content…
Unemployment workers reached to 13 million on January 1933 (Hollinger). Roosevelt tried to raise prices and generate more jobs to recover the depression. Unemployment young man could either go to jail or join the Civilian Conversation Corps (CCC). The government protected the workers by giving temporary jobs and projects. The purpose of these legislations was to improve the community especially the black community since they were the first who was fired when depression happened. One of the most profounding policy he made to influence even until today was the Social Security Act in 1935. Social security is a social scheme. This initially decreased the problems of the poor which when workers are laid off they do not lose everything. Protecting unemployment, orphans, disabled people, moral clause, and the system also challenges the morality of people who takes advantages of this system