Why was there controversy with the new deal?

Answer 1

The New Deal expanded government intervention into new areas of social and economic affairs and created more social assistance agencies at the national level. The relationship between the national government and the people changed drastically. The government took on a greater role in the everyday social and economic lives of the people. As the federal government grew with new agencies and reform attempts, the cost of government increased. Many, however, were opposed to the growth of the federal government and the corresponding cost to maintain those new governmental agencies. Many believed the government was heading down the road to Socialism under the New Deal. From FDR's New Deal to the present, the federal government has continued to grow, assume an active role in the daily lives of citizens, and to cost more in the form of taxes, and to spend more on domestic and foreign affairs. Many politicians, economists, and students of government did not favor such increases.