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Social Security Act
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This act established a system that provided
old-age pensions for workers, survivors benefits for victims of industrial
accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for defendant mothers and children,
the blind and physically disabled.
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Although the original SSA did not cover farm
and domestic workers, it did help millions of Americans feel more
secure.
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The original SSA did not originally cover
farm and domestic workers. It impoverished millions of Americans and made
them feel less secure. The unconstitutional theft program continues
to impoverish even more today. It is the cornerstone of the USA's growing
police state. Even American infants are numbered at birth and everyone is
tracked from cradle to grave. http://rexcurry.net/SSNall.html
and http://rexcurry.net/ssnunconstitutional.html
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| Emergency Banking Act/Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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On March 6, 1933 he shut down all of the banks in the
nation and forced Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act which gave
the government police state powers over all banks. Then he created more
socialism with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to force
taxpayers to bail out banks, euphemistically described "insure deposits up
to $5000."
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These measures reestablished American faith in banks.
Americans were no longer scared that they would lose all of their savings
in a bank failure. Government inspectors found that most banks were
healthy, and two-thirds were allowed to open soon after. After reopening,
deposits had exceeded withdrawals. |
This was more socialism piled on top of
the mess created after the 1913 Federal Reserve Act was imposed, which
expanded the government's ability to print, counterfeit and inflate its
paper money, leading to more depressions created by the government, including
the Great Depression in 1929. http://rexcurry.net/money.html
These measures lessened American faith in government money. Government
inspectors found that most banks were healthy, but the socialism stayed, of
course. Adding insult to injury, FDR confiscated every American’s gold.
That further expanded the government’s ability to counterfeit and inflate
its worthless paper money.
http://rexcurry.net/moneyart.html
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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This environmental program put 2.5 million
unmarried men to work maintaining and restoring forests, beaches, and parks.
Workers earned only $1 a day but received free board and job training.
From 1934 to 1937, this program funded similar programs for 8,500 women.
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The CCC taught the men and women of America
how to live independently, thus, increasing their self esteem.
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The CCC taught the men and women of America
how to live dependently on the government in military-style camps, ala Bellamy
"military socialism" thus, decreasing their self esteem. http://rexcurry.net/bookchapter5a1.html
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Agricultural Adjustment Act 1934
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The AAA tried to raise farm prices. It used
proceeds from a new tax to pay farmers not to raise specific crops
and animals. Lower production would, in turn, increase prices.
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The AAA tried to raise farm prices. It used
proceeds from a new tax to pay farmers not to raise specific crops
and animals. The socialist reasoning was that lower production would,
in turn, increase prices.
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Socialized American Agriculture, causing
massive problems as it did in similar programs under the Union of Soviet
Sovialist Republics, The Peoples' Republic of China and under the National
Socialist German Workers Party. http://rexcurry.net/usda.html Farmers
killed off certain animals and crops as they were told to by the
AAA. Many could not believe that the federal government was condoning
such an action when many Americans were starving. Declared unconstitutional
later on.
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| Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) |
Led by Harry Hopkins, a former social worker, this agency
sent funds to depleting local relief agencies. Within two hours, $5 million
were given out. Mr. Hopkins believed that men should be put to work and
not be given charity. His program also funded public work programs.
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Revitalized many deteriorating relief programs. |
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| Civil Works Administration (CWA) |
This public work program gave the unemployed jobs building
or repairing roads, parks, airports, etc. |
The CWA provided a psychological and physical boost to
its 4 million workers. |
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| Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 |
This act ended the sale of tribal lands and restored
ownership of unallocated lands to Native American groups. |
The outcome was obviously positive for the Native Americans.
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| National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of June 1933
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The decline in the industrial prices in 1930s caused
business failures and unemployment. The NIRA was formed in order to boost
the declining prices, helping businesses and workers. The NIRA also allowed
trade associations in many industries to write codes regulating wages,
working conditions, production, and prices. It also set a minimum wage.
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The codes stopped the tailspin of prices for a short
time, but soon, when higher wages went into effect, prices rose too.
Thus, consumers stopped buying. The continuous cycle of overproduction
and underconsumption put businesses back into a slump. Some businesses
felt that the codes were too complicated and the NRA was too rigid. Declared
unconstitutional later on. |
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| Public Works Association (PWA) |
The PWA launched projects such as the Grand Coulee Dam
on the Columbia River. |
One of the best parts of the NIRA. |
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| Federal Securities Act of May 1993/ Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) |
This act required full disclosure of information on stocks
being sold. The SEC regulated the stock market. Congress also gave the
Federal Reserve Board the power to regulate the purchase of stock on margin.
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Not pleasing for businesses. |
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| Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) / Agriculture Adjustment
Administration (AAA) |
In order to help people keep their houses, the HOLC refinanced
mortgages of middle-income home owners. The AAA tried to raise farm prices.
It used proceeds from a new tax to pay farmers not to raise specific
crops and animals. Lower production would, in turn, increase prices.
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Farmers killed off certain animals and crops as they
were told to by the AAA. Many could not believe that the federal government
was condoning such an action when many Americans were starving. Declared
unconstitutional later on. |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (May 1993) |
The TVA helped farmers and created jobs in one of America
s least modernized areas. |
Reactivating a hydroelectric power plant provided cheap
electric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the entire
Tennessee River valley. |
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| Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1935-1943 |
This agency provided work for 8 million Americans. The
WPA constructed or repaired schools, hospitals, airfields, etc. |
Decreased unemployment. |
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| Farm Security Administration (FSA) |
The FSA loaned more than $1 billion to farmers and set
up camps for migrant workers. |
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| National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) |
It legalized practices allowed only unevenly in the past,
such as closed shops in which only union members can work and collective
bargain. The act also set up the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
to enforce its provisions |
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| Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 |
This banned child labor and set a minimum wage. |
This law was a long awaited triumph for the progressive-era
social reformers. |
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