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President Hoover's believed in limited federal government intervention in direct relief for people in need. He stressed private and local responsibility for direct relief for the needy.
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Hoover believed that the federal government could not give direct aid to individuals. He believed in free market capitalism and did not think the constitution gave the federal government the power to set prices.
it was the responsibility of the federal government to provide economic security for U.S. citizens
Hoover himself came to symbolize the failures of the federal government. President Hoover Hoover expanded civil service coverage of Federal positions, and canceled private oil leases on government lands.
he didn't want people to depend on the government
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When the great depression struck, Hoover decided not to give government aid to the people believing that it would inflate the Federal government budget.
It was financed by the Federal Government as a public works project during the Great Depression.
His belief that the federal government could not give direct aid to individuals left millions without help.
His belief that the federal government could not give direct aid to individuals left millions without help.
Hoover felt constrained by the traditional limits of the federal government. Basically, he was criticized for not being more like Roosevelt -- for not proposing more government intervention into the economy and not creating more government jobs and subsides.