The "first" New Deal dealt with mostly immediate measures of getting the unemployed back to work and providing welfare and recovery. As the Depression continued, FDR began to feel the heat of his critics, both left (Huey Long, Share the Wealth, Charles Townsend, socialists) and right (conservative businessmen, laissez-faire supporters, anti NIRA regulations). To combat these critics, FDR proposed a new set of economic and social measures to fight unemployment and poverty, and to provide real jobs to decrease the unemployment rate. Examples of the Second New Deal included the WPA, which was the major relief agency of the New Deal. It was to provide work, not welfare. The major new piece of legislation during the Second New Deal was the Social Security Act of 1935. It provided insurance for the aged, unemployed, and disabled and it was based on contributions by both employers and employees.
The Second New Deal was the second stage of the New Deal program which was put into place by President Roosevelt.
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Through a weekly radio show - Novanet
Through a weekly radio show - Novanet
he promoted another wave of reforms known as the second new deal
2nd new deal
Through a weekly radio show - Novanet
he promoted another wave of reforms known as the second new deal
Many critics questioned FDR's New Deal on shift from individualism to collectivism, and for his extensive economic interventionism
There are multiple reasons politicians protested the 'New Deal'. From the Left, politicians argued that the 'New Deal' did not do enough redistribution of wealth. From the Right, politicians opposed more government welfare programs.
Critics of the first New Deal favored the Second New Deal because the policies were made to give more long term reform programs to the recovering nations. There were some critics of the Second New Deal who felt this was a step toward Socialism.
Critics on the right argued that the New Deal expanded government power excessively, stifling free enterprise and individual liberties, while those on the left contended that it did not go far enough to address systemic issues like wealth inequality and labor rights. In response, FDR and his administration defended the New Deal as a necessary intervention to stabilize the economy and provide relief to Americans during the Great Depression. They emphasized the importance of balancing economic recovery with social welfare and sought to adapt and refine policies based on feedback and evolving conditions. Ultimately, FDR maintained that the New Deal was a pragmatic approach to unprecedented challenges.