Question: what were the two major complaints about the new deal

title: Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt
text: Garraty suggested that there were some `` striking '' similarities between Roosevelt 's programs and German anti-depression policies , but concluded that the New Deal did not have much in common with fascism in total because of the vast political differences between the two systems . Roosevelt expanded political participation for the less fortunate and Garraty stated that the main reason for the similarities was that both nations were dealing with problems that were unique in the industrial world . Garraty stated that the New Deal lacked any consistent ideological base . While the Brains Trust got a lot of attention , theorists never had much impact on Roosevelt who drew on populism , with its hostility to bankers and its willingness to inflate the currency ; Theodore Roosevelt 's New Nationalism in its dislike of competition and deemphasis on antitrust laws ; and the ideas of social workers from the Progressive Era . Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis influenced Roosevelt on financial reforms . The War Labor Board from World War I influenced Roosevelt 's labor policy .