Taking Sides

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bad time, with WWII beginning. He believed Roosevelt did not give the depression enough attention and not embracing the Keynesian spending contributed to the U.S. not recovering. Other countries recovered using different economic systems, like state ownership and free enterprise. He also believed that if Roosevelt would have followed the lead of other countries, the U.S. would have recovered sooner. Best's main argument did not involve the programs of the New Deal. It was based on statistics. The unemployment rate for 1929-1940 even though it was not monitored, it was at an estimated 14.6%. According to Historical Statistics, the death rate by "accidental falls" was higher from 1934-1938. Also the number of people arrested rose in 1932 to 278,000 and continued to go up until 1941.

Best uses statistics and where other countries compared to the U.S. The New Deal had limited success but the positives outweighs the negatives. The New Deal changed how people think. It made many ...

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