It mentions some comments FDR made about organized money, I can only assume these are the rich people you’re talking about.
In 1936, while campaigning for a second term, FDR told a roaring crowd at Madison Square Garden that “The forces of ‘organized money’ are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.”
He went on: “I should like to have it said of my first Administration that in it the forces of selfishness and of lust for power met their match, [and] I should like to have it said of my second Administration that in it these forces have met their master.”
What is my take away supposed to be from The New Deal? There were some good programs, some not so good programs, and it didn’t bring us out of the depression, the war effort did that. So……?
80+ years of history have passed since it ended, so I’m not sure what exactly you want me to look for in that time period.
The idea that rich people exist is not new. There are rich people in the Bible, that book is old as hell, and people were bitching about them back then too. Some percentage of the population will always find a way to get rich. Oh well.
I had a general knowledge of the New Deal, but read this as a refresher.
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/new-deal
It mentions some comments FDR made about organized money, I can only assume these are the rich people you’re talking about.
What is my take away supposed to be from The New Deal? There were some good programs, some not so good programs, and it didn’t bring us out of the depression, the war effort did that. So……?
80+ years of history have passed since it ended, so I’m not sure what exactly you want me to look for in that time period.
The idea that rich people exist is not new. There are rich people in the Bible, that book is old as hell, and people were bitching about them back then too. Some percentage of the population will always find a way to get rich. Oh well.