Today we continued our presentations.
Elderly
-Social Security (a check every month from the government) Social Welfare Benefits, Elderly assistance program
-Charity, government didn't offer any aid- Health Care- Long share our wealth program, pushed for redistribution and benefits for the poor
-Homeowners, Artists, and Musicians
Homeowners- Banks were closing and peoples money was disappearing, they weren't able to pay off their homes.
-People lost their homes and had to live in streets
Musicians- music was falling apart, no one had money to buy music
Artists- People couldn't get anyone to buy their paintings because people were spending their money on only necessities
home owners loan corporation act- Stretched loans out to help banks and people pay off their loans
Federal Music Project- helped musicians get their jobs
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