Senator Huey Long was one of the critcs of the New Deal. At the begginning long was a supporter of the New Deal but later turned on FDR because Huey was trying to make the New Deal more radical. He believed that the New Deal was for big businesses and didn't do enough to help the mass population. Long later came up with the program Share-Our-Wealth which had 7.5 million members and adopted the slogan "Every Man a King." Share-Our-Wealth promised families a grant for homes, and annual income. In 1935 Long was assassinated.
Father Charles Coughlin was another critic of the New Deal. He was the first to combine sermons with political,econmic,and religious views. At the begginning of the New Deal he supported FDR but later criticized him about favoring bankers. Over 40 million listened to his sermons but lost support because he was anti-Jewish.
Dr. Francis Townsend was against Roosevelt because he wasn't doing much to help the elderly. After seeing elderly women looking for food in the garbage, he created a pension plan for the old.
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