First new deal Second new deal
Emergency relief: Social security act 1935:
- 1 in 4 americans out of work - First federal measure of direct
- Soup kitchens and bread lines ran welfare given as a right for those
by voluntary organisations in every who qualified.
city - Instituted old age pensions and
- Makeshift Hooverville houses disability pensions,which, although
created on the outskirts of every meagre, set a precedent for future
town development.
- Federal Emergency Relief - Unemployment benefit was only
Administration (FERA): given $500 offered for a limited period of 16
million to divide equally between weeks.
states to provide relief for the - Although it was self financing.
unemployed- half was given to Recipients of old age pensions had
FERA and the other half was divided to pay into the system and the
between states (given them $1 for amount received was dependent on
every $3 they gave)-some states how much they paid.
refused to comply - Domestic and agricultural workers
- Led to 5,000 public buildings being did not benefit from this as they
built earned too little to contribute,
- FDR aimed that these measures missing out on the benefits.
would be self-funding as they often
started with loans in hopes that it Revenue act 1935:
would be repaid as public works - Was known as the ‘soak the rich’ act
projects went into profit. - Increased taxes for those earning
- Was insufficient for the scale of the over $50,000 from 50 to 75%
problem, but became the first - Fewer than 1 American household
example of direct federal in 20 paid federal income tax and
government relief only 10% of us families earned more
than $3,200 a year. Most Americans
Public works paid state taxes only, making limited
- One of the ways of bringing changes to the federal tax system.
immediate employment to those out - Called fdr a class traitor as he was
of work through publicly funded work from a wealthy background- criticism
schemes. of the rich
- Brought down the rate of - Used more as a political showpiece
unemployment through putting to defeat the share our wealth
money into pockets, stimulating the campaign
private sector of the economy
More aid for farmers:
Alphabet agencies - Resettlement administration of 1935
- Public Works Administration (pwa): helped relocate 45,000 farming
spent around $3.3 billion on public families from the areas of
building projects to provide work for oklahoma,texas and kansas most
the unemployed. Led to the building badly affected by the dustbowl
of 13,000 schools, 50,000 miles of - Rural electrification adminstration:
road and the building of hospitals. gave low interest loans to rural
However , employees found co-operatives to allow them to
themselves went back on relief after provide electricity. In 1930, only 10%
their contract ended and only of rural communities had electricity
stimulated temporary relief rather and by 1945,40% of farmers had
than permanent recovery. electricity.
Emergency relief: Social security act 1935:
- 1 in 4 americans out of work - First federal measure of direct
- Soup kitchens and bread lines ran welfare given as a right for those
by voluntary organisations in every who qualified.
city - Instituted old age pensions and
- Makeshift Hooverville houses disability pensions,which, although
created on the outskirts of every meagre, set a precedent for future
town development.
- Federal Emergency Relief - Unemployment benefit was only
Administration (FERA): given $500 offered for a limited period of 16
million to divide equally between weeks.
states to provide relief for the - Although it was self financing.
unemployed- half was given to Recipients of old age pensions had
FERA and the other half was divided to pay into the system and the
between states (given them $1 for amount received was dependent on
every $3 they gave)-some states how much they paid.
refused to comply - Domestic and agricultural workers
- Led to 5,000 public buildings being did not benefit from this as they
built earned too little to contribute,
- FDR aimed that these measures missing out on the benefits.
would be self-funding as they often
started with loans in hopes that it Revenue act 1935:
would be repaid as public works - Was known as the ‘soak the rich’ act
projects went into profit. - Increased taxes for those earning
- Was insufficient for the scale of the over $50,000 from 50 to 75%
problem, but became the first - Fewer than 1 American household
example of direct federal in 20 paid federal income tax and
government relief only 10% of us families earned more
than $3,200 a year. Most Americans
Public works paid state taxes only, making limited
- One of the ways of bringing changes to the federal tax system.
immediate employment to those out - Called fdr a class traitor as he was
of work through publicly funded work from a wealthy background- criticism
schemes. of the rich
- Brought down the rate of - Used more as a political showpiece
unemployment through putting to defeat the share our wealth
money into pockets, stimulating the campaign
private sector of the economy
More aid for farmers:
Alphabet agencies - Resettlement administration of 1935
- Public Works Administration (pwa): helped relocate 45,000 farming
spent around $3.3 billion on public families from the areas of
building projects to provide work for oklahoma,texas and kansas most
the unemployed. Led to the building badly affected by the dustbowl
of 13,000 schools, 50,000 miles of - Rural electrification adminstration:
road and the building of hospitals. gave low interest loans to rural
However , employees found co-operatives to allow them to
themselves went back on relief after provide electricity. In 1930, only 10%
their contract ended and only of rural communities had electricity
stimulated temporary relief rather and by 1945,40% of farmers had
than permanent recovery. electricity.
