The New Deal is what got the U.S. out of the great Depression

Sorry about the last round- wasn't sure whether I should continue on , but I will still prove why the New Deal was not effective in getting the. U.S. out of its economic pit. And since I kind of screwed up the debate format, it wouldn't make much sense to follow it anymore. Social Security- The notion of Social Security has been flawed from the start- a ridiculous business choice that would have failed utterly had it lacked the coercion of Government to back it up. Imagine an Ad for Social Security- Pay in your whole life, get money out, maybe (if you are lucky to live long enough)! Apart from the inverse incentive to individuals to not save money because "government's got your back" and the immorality of forcing people to invest in something they may or may not want (some people just don't live as long) it is simply unsustainable. Today we are selfish and live too long, so long that we take an average of 3 times as much as we put in, some more, some none at all. Is that fair? Maybe to the rich who are living the longest and getting the most from he system. The least FDR, or really the Congress that passed these acts, could have done is created a system with some relation to what you payed in. Unfortunately, we can only wish Government was that efficient. Morale- One thing I will give FDR credit for is morale his programs inspired. Government was finally getting off its arse and doing something, the day has been saved! Now I'm not disputing FDRs leadership skills as he was undoubtedly the most qualified man to lead us through WWII. I am disputing the notion that government has to do something, that force must be used, every time something goes wrong. This idea has always been one of our fist instincts, but was for the most part distinctly unamerican. Yet the Great Depression was unheard of in its voracity (arguably because of Herbert Hoover's interventionist policies) and left many people hurting, while there was a growing attitude that a stronger government was necessary. Most people appreciated the New Deal, but most people didn't understand economics, especially at the height of the central planning fervor. After WWII- Some people have attributed our relative levels of comfort to New Deal style government support. Where would all the poor people be if government couldn't support them? Most likely they would be in mutual aid societies which were prominent before the New Deal. In fact, about 30% of Americans belonged to them before the New Deal, and they were more efficient at helping out the poor than our current programs, selectively choosing those who needed help most (1). Another benefit lost in the misguided effort to help out others. Raisin Advisory Comittee- Not really a serious argument, but typical of the routine inefficiency of government- In California there is a board that takes up to 50% of a farmer's raisin crop and holds it in a pool to be sold overseas at artificially low prices less then the cost of production in most cases (2). This was established during the New Deal, as it so happens, and still exists, along with many other detrimental and unnecessary programs established during the Great Depression. Sources: 1. http://www.freerepublic.com... 2. http://www.naturalnews.com...#