Original sentence: Despite his measures, unemployment rose to 24.9% by the end of Hoover's presidency in 1933, a year that is considered to be the depth of the Great Depression.Even as he legislated for changes, he reiterated his view that while people must not suffer from hunger and cold, caring for them must be primarily a local and voluntary responsibility.For this reason, some hold that Hoover's economics was in fact left-wing in character.From before his entry to the presidency, he was among the greatest proponents of the concept that public-private cooperation was the way to achieve high long-term growth.Hoover feared that too much intervention or coercion on behalf of the government would destroy individuality and self-reliance, which he considered to be important American values.Hoover's economy was put to the test with the onset of the Great Depression in 1929.Hoover's stance on the economy was based on volunterism.Increased subsidies to the nation's struggling farmers with the Agricultural Marketing Act, but with only limited impact.It must be qualified however, that these policies pale beside the more drastic steps taken as part of the New Deal, and that Hoover's opponents charge that they came too little, and too late.It was his vocal stance on non-intervention that led to public perception that he was a laissez-faire, 'do nothing' president, which his supporters deny.Though he was not averse to taking action which he consider was in the public good - since as regulating radio broadcasting and aviation, he preferred that a voluntary, non-government approach.Urged the state governors to also increase their public works spending, though many failed to take any action
Edited sentence: Charges by critics that he was a laissez-faire, "do nothing", president persist to this day, despite what supporters claim to be historical evidence to the contrary.Despite these actions, unemployment rose to 24.9% by the end of Hoover's presidency in 1933, a year that is considered to be the depth of the Great Depression.In response to the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover became the first Keynesian President-–even before Keynes published "The General Theory" (however, in the 1920’s, Keynes did publish many other books, essays and articles promoting his ideology).Increased subsidies to the nation's struggling farmers.Urged the state governors to also increase their public works spending though many failed to take any action