how FDR's economic legacy has damaged America Folsom, Burton W. Jr 1947- creator Moore, Stephen 1960- introductor text bibliography nyu New York Threshold Editions 2008 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed. monographic eng

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xvi, 318 pages ; 25 cm. A revisionist perspective on FDR's presidency and the New Deal argues that such government programs as social security, minimum wage, and farm subsidies didn't work in the 1930s and do not work now, in a critical report that traces many modern problems to the FDR administration The making of the myth: FDR and the New Deal FDR's rise to power: political skill, ambition, and deception What caused the Great Depression? The NRA: why price-fixing damaged American business The AAA: how it hurt farming Relief and the WPA: did they really help the unemployed? More public programs that fell short: the Air Mail Act, FERA Camps, and TVA Financial interference: manipulation of gold and silver markets, tariffs, stocks, and banks Safety net or quagmire? minimum wage, social security, and labor relations No free ride: the burden of excise, income, and corporate taxes The IRS: FDR's personal weapon Patronage transformed: the elections of 1934 and 1936 FDR stumbles: court packing, the purge, and the issue of race How FDR's deception tarnished the presidency forever What FDR should have done: cut spending, tax rates, and the tariff What finally did end the Great Depression? Why historians have missed the mark The New Deal and repercussions for today's economy Burton W. Folsom, Jr. ; [Introduction by Stephen Moore]. Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-312) and index. n-us--- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 New Deal, 1933-1939 New Deal, 1933-1939 Historia Depressions 1929 United States Crisis financiera 1929-1932 Estados Unidos United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1933-1945 United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 Estados Unidos Política económica 1933-1945 Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1933-1945 Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas 1918-1945 002 E 806 F671n 2008 973.917 9781416592228 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1416592229 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2008020381 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008020381-t.html DLC 080505 20230411090821.0 15288364 eng