FDR's Folly

	Author(s): Powell, Jim Publisher: Crown Publishers Format: Hardcover List Price:  $27.50
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Overview:
The Great Depression and the New Deal. For generations, the collective American consciousness has believed that the former ruined the country and the latter saved it. In FDR's Folly, historian Jim Powell argues that it was in fact the New Deal itself, with its shortsighted programs, that deepened the Great Depression, swelled the federal government, and prevented the country from turning around quickly. You'll discover in alarming detail how FDR's federal programs hurt America more than helped it, with effects we still feel today, including: how Communist Russia influenced New Deal programs; how Social Security actually increased unemployment; how higher taxes undermined good businesses; how new labor laws threw people out of work; and much more.

Category: Economic Conditions