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Opposition to the New Deal - Coggle Diagram
Opposition to the New Deal
left wing
Huey Long
distribute the wealth
louisiana governor 1928-1932
thought it didn't do enough
Dr Francis Townsend
believed the new deal wasn't doing enough for old people
give $200 a month to people over 60
Father Coughlin
radio priest with over 35 million listeners
blamed bankers, wanted monetary reform and a system that encouraged inflation
right wing
republicans
not laissez-faire
believed social security act would make people lazy
believed FDR was acting like a dictator by forcing acts through congress
felt it did too much
American Liberty League
campaigned against new deal bc they said it was unconstitutional
business leaders
believed the NRA was an attack on profit
disliked government interference
the rich
believed it was unfair that their taxes were being raised to fund alphabet agencies, which helped the poor
supreme courts
deemed 11 acts unconstitutional
blocked adding more justices