Today Tony talked about the WPA and the FLSA (Fair labour standards act). The WPA provided jobs by funding the building of businesses and schools along with infastructure. They were different however, because they helped artists and musicians at a time when the public didn't want to pay for things like that. The FLSA is still around today. It made labor unions legit, got rid of child labor, and ushered in minimum wage.
Then, Nick talked about the NYA (National Youth Admininstration) designed to address unemployment in youth, and to help arm them with useful skills for the future.
It helped many youths get jobs, so it was overall successful.
Then he talked about the National Labor Relations Board. It attempted to keep peace between employees and employers, and stop strikes. Basically its an advocate for both sides.
THEN JUSTICE PRESENTED!!!! :D
- Emergency Banking Relief Act-Any bank without enough funds to support client needs had to be shut down. Only federal inspectors could decide if the bank was stable enough. Congress was pretty much against it. In the end only 5,000 banks were allowed to stay open.
- Then she talked about the Social Security Administration. Old people wanted money, because they were old and didn't have money or jobs because of the depression. Woo :)
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