New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America by Burton W

Description: New Deal or Raw Deal? by Burton W. Folsom, Jr., Burton W. Folsom Synopsis coming soon....... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A sharply critical new look at Franklin D. Roosevelts presidency reveals government policies that hindered economic recovery from the Great Depression -- and are still hurting America today. In this shocking and groundbreaking new book, economic historian Burton W. Folsom exposes the idyllic legend of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a myth of epic proportions. With questionable moral character and a vendetta against the business elite, Roosevelt created New Deal programs marked by inconsistent planning, wasteful spending, and opportunity for political gain -- ultimately elevating public opinion of his administration but falling flat in achieving the economic revitalization that America so desperately needed from the Great Depression. Folsom takes a critical, revisionist look at Roosevelts presidency, his economic policies, and his personal life. Elected in 1932 on a buoyant tide of promises to balance the increasingly uncontrollable national budget and reduce the catastrophic unemployment rate, the charismatic thirty-second president not only neglected to pursue those goals, he made dramatic changes to federal programming that directly contradicted his campaign promises. Price fixing, court packing, regressive taxes, and patronism were all hidden inside the alphabet soup of his popular New Deal, putting a financial strain on the already suffering lower classes and discouraging the upper classes from taking business risks that potentially could have jostled national cash flow from dormancy. Many government programs that are widely used today have their seeds in the New Deal. Farm subsidies, minimum wage, and welfare, among others, all stifle economic growth -- encouraging decreased productivity and exacerbating unemployment. Roosevelts imperious approach to the presidency changed American politics forever, and as he manipulated public opinion, American citizens became unwitting accomplices to the stilted economic growth of the 1930s. More than sixty years after FDR died in office, we still struggle with the damaging repercussions of his legacy. Author Biography Burton W. Folsom, Jr, PhD, is a Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College in Michigan as well as Professor Emeritus. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, Policy Review, and Human Events, as well as many other publications. He is the author or coauthor of eleven books and lectures widely at conferences and seminars. Review "I have been proud to support research for this book." -- William F. Buckley, Jr."History books and politicians in both parties sing the praises for Franklin Delano Roosevelts presidency and its measures to get America out of the Great Depression. What goes unappreciated is the fact that many of those measures exacerbated and extended the economic downturn of the 1930s. New Deal or Raw Deal? is a careful documentation and analysis of those measures that allows us to reach only one conclusion: While President Roosevelt was a great man in some respects, his economic policy was a disaster. Whats worse is that public ignorance of those policy failures has lent support for similar policies in later years. Professor Burt Folsom has produced a highly readable book and has done a yeomans job in exposing the New Deal." -- Walter E. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics, George Mason University Review Quote "I have been proud to support research for this book."-- William F. Buckley, Jr. Details ISBN1416592377 Short Title NEW DEAL OR RAW DEAL Language English ISBN-10 1416592377 ISBN-13 9781416592372 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Subtitle How FDRs Economic Legacy Has Damaged America Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781400162642 Place of Publication New York DEWEY 973.917 Imprint Simon Spotlight Entertainment NZ Release Date 2009-11-17 US Release Date 2009-11-17 UK Release Date 2009-11-17 Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication Date 2009-11-17 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-10-31 Author Burton W. Folsom Pages 336 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137985457;

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