The New Deal was a domestic program created by President Theodore Roosevelt to bring immediate economic relief due to the Great Depression. The program changed the role of the government by making it responsible for the economic downfall. The New Deal brought about various oppositions in relief, recovery, and reform policies. Relief policies were done to spur America’s economy, giving immediate aid to the needy. A man from Texas wrote of a personal crisis in his, “Letter from a Texas man to President Roosevelt.” Asking Roosevelt for government aid he states, “I am in debt needing help the worst in the world.” The man needed his stock and was about to be foreclosed. One of the New Deal opposes was William Howard Taft. An excerpt, “An Alternative to New Deal Policies,” describes how Taft criticized the New Deal as an “addition of twenty billion dollars to the national debt.” Taft’s response to the man in Texas would conclude that “the cost of supporting those who do not work is undoubtedly borne by those who are working.” The policies provided monetary relief for the needy. …show more content…
An article was written by David M. Kennedy, “The Great Depression,” demonstrating that “By 1932, some thirteen million Americans were out of work, one out of every four able and willing workers in the country.” Recovery policies got jobs for the unemployed. An article, “Herbert Hoover on the Great Depression and New Deal,” it proves how “... calls grew for increased federal intervention and spending.” In response, Roosevelt closed banks in efforts to get rid of corrupt practices. Small loans were provided to construct homes. These temporary ideals were set to start consumer