FDR Sees Fear Vanishing, Fireside Chat #7 1935/4/29

"Washington DC: The President again addresses the nation, expressing optimism and outlining his program to expedite work relief to all sections of the country." sound of FDR speaking Fireside Chat #7. (partial newsreel)

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[warbler44]

These republicans talking about fiscal conservativism is funny. The nonsense about FDR prolonging the depression is funnier. Thank you for the FDIC President FDR for saving us from another 1929 crash last Semtember. The man lives on.

[grumpytosnowwhite]

You're a moron, FYI. And by the way, FDR's programs prevented so many potential depressions and so much stock market corruption that you wouldn't believe it if you saw it. But you must be a neocon right? I suppose you read Stephen Colbert's uber-right-wing, bestselling history book: "The American Vision: Islamo-Facist Muslims Committed 9/11 P.S. FDR was a Jerk!"

[nickmuncy12]

How many people did the PWA put to work?

[greg4161]

A very great man of bold vision and courage. He stook to his principles and wasn't swayed by the powerful political interests of the rebublicans, FDR ranks up there with Lincoln and Jefferson!!

[BusterBlader910]

WW2 helped the U.S. get out of the depression so what if people died

[fififamiliya]

Asian sugar babies  #lushfmlk.info#

[RunLiberty]

FDR got us into WW2 read "Day of Deceit"

Ron Paul 2012

[johnstondr1]

This was a great, great man! I wouldn't be here without him. My parents would literally have starved withouth his new deal. He was voted to 4 terms for a very good reason. The people loved him

[gosciu555]

Not only that, the key to stopping a depression is production and international trade. In order to really get international trade going you need an international financial system. The only one that existed before was the pound system which collapsed and the British in their typical fashion stalled the creation of a new system. One the Bretton Woods system was in place, things really started moving forward. That and Lend lease to the Russians and UK.

[flanksteak1]

Ok, your commentary is far more intelligent than most I run into on here.

FDR knew the root cause but did not take the right approach in some cases. For instance your claim about family farms. Perhaps the gov stepping in and paying down some of the loan would have been a better approach than fixing food prices, is that what you are saying?

Doing nothing would have resulted in more default and more banks going under.

[flanksteak1]

How do you know those things caused the depression to begin with? I don't want to argue that point, but how do you know that's what caused it?

My 95 year old Grandmother doesn't agree with your claims about FDR's approach and the governments approach to handling the depression.

In some regards their policicies did not make things worse but they didn't help. In most regards his policies worked.

[fubecabr]

FED policies and Hoover policies like Smoot-Hawley caused the initial economic collapse in 1929. The FED continued its disastrous monetary central planning throughout the 30s.

FDR added insult to injury by fixing wages and prices and making food and everything else even more unaffordable to the unemployed and underemployed masses.