Why Was The New Deal Ineffective

The New Deal was a plan that was meant to do good for the people. The Great Depression was putting a lot of stress on those in power, leading to them trying to make permanent solutions for the people. The was a multitude of programs that was put out for the use of the people but ultimately it only helped those in very high power or very low power. While Roosevelt was in power he tended to only care about big corporations and companies. The New Deal was ultimately ineffective to solving the problems in the U.S. because it only provided short term solutions as opposed to long term solutions which would have made the New Deal more effective. One issue that was caused by the Great depression was the banking reforms. There was not enough money

The government attempted to create jobs but, what they did not realize was that while yes, they were creating jobs they were hurting the economy long term because none of those jobs were permanent. For example, The Public Works Administration was a large construction agency that ultimately created an abundance of jobs. It was created to build public buildings such as public schools, hospitals, and dams. The goal of the administration was to spend over 6 billion dollars in order to create what needed to be done. It was effective for an extensive period until 1944 it was shut down due to the ineffectiveness overall. Those jobs were created for a span of 10 years but after that families were forced into poverty because of the short term solution that was, The Public Works act. Another attempted solution to this problem was, The National Recovery Administration. The NRA was put into place in 1933 as well, it was meant to even out the playing field amongst companies. If one company had too much competition it would be forced to shut down so, this administration was in place so that there was healthy competition and not destructive competition so to say. It was a good idea but poorly executed leading to its failure and only being a short term

Many people were forced out of their lines of work because companies were laying off due to the amount of employees they could afford. The civilian conservation corps is an excellent example of this. The CCC was put in place to put young men into the work force and also take some of the weight off the shoulders of families who were struggling to find work. It was effective for 9 years until it failed ultimately leading to more failures and chaos. Some may say that the New Deal was effective because for a temporary amount of time it helped those in need. David Kennedy, a historian, says this “Although the New Deal did not bring about economic recovery, redistribute national income or end capitalism, it recognized organized labor, introduced greater regulation to the economy and provided greater financial security for Americans.”. And yes, it did provide financial security but, it was not a long term solution these things were only effective for a short period of time which lead to more debt and stress in the long