I think that your stimulus package at 787 billion dollars was a mistake. Ya, it worked for Roosevelt, but his wasn’t nearly as large as yours was. Roosevelt’s worked even when we had soldiers returning from world war 1. With the size of your package, its impossible to get that money back when the stock market continues to crash and people keep losing their jobs. We have too many people and not enough jobs for it to work, all thats happened is now were are 787 billion dollars more in debt. And now you want to do another one? Well, I guess it could work if you sent 5 million people over to Iraq or Afganistan so more jobs could open up, but since I don’t think that thats going to happen, were screwed. And theres not a lot of job openings, we just have too many people in the U.S. My advice, just try go get job openings, try to create new jobs, cause if you don’t, were going to be worse off than we were before. But don’t pick jobs that will cause problems in the future, be smart.

I like your recovery program. It is similar to the FERA or Federal emergency relief program. I think it is working because relief programs need money to actually do any relieving. If they don’t have money then i think its good that we are funding for them. You need to do something like the CCC or civilian conservation corps. They employ men from anywhere from 18 to 25 years of age. this would really help the economy because we have a huge unemployment rate. With more people working we would make more money and be able to provide for our families and put our kids through school and help them get good jobs so they can do the same for their families.

If I were a historian I would tell Obama that the New Deal had limited success during the Depression. Although it did create jobs for many Americans, the economy never really recovered. Once he started to cut programs such as the WPA and the PWA, many went back to being unemployed. I would tell Obama that we don’t need another New Deal to help our economy. We should stop relying on foreign companies to be part of our economy. Instead we should be more independent and put more money into U.S. based companies so our economy doesn’t fail if another country’s does.

The New Deal brought up different sides of the economy to be either understood or helped. The economy these days needs to be understood and taken into consideration in a different way. We are in need of many organizations that are ready to make a difference in the the world today. The HOLC (Home Owner’s Loan Corporation) is something would be very beneficial to many citizens who aren’t being able to pay for their housing. Considering that many Americans are losing their homes and going bankrupt because they are getting behind on their payments so the bank takes away their homes. Housing Agencies are completely non-understanding to the citizens’ circumstances and unemployment rate. So while taking this into account, the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and the FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) would help to give the opportunity to those who aren’t employed. Creating projects for the unemployed and providing for men of the ages 18-25 a job would help to increase the nation’s stability by a lot.

As a historian, I like the idea of the CCC, in my opinion it was the best relief program. Times back then were rough both physically and emotionally. The CCC workers came home out of those camps with not only money but also with greater respect and a further education in reading and writing. I would suggest the same idea but for both boys and girls. Women also needed employment and education. If there could also be a camp for girls i truly believe it would clean the air for both roles; a fresh start.

If i was an Historian advising President Obama, one thing i would recommend to Obama that worked for Roosevelt is, HOLC. HOLC helped home owners make their mortgage payment. This is a good thing from the New Deal because it helped a lot of people that survived the great depression to pay off their bills that they owed.
But I feel that Obama needs to make a change. Were are almost in one of the worst economic crises in 80 years. Obama needs to come up with a solution that will decrease our problem, with out creating a greater one. Obama needs to come up with his own new idea and set America on a better path to recovery.

I feel that to help us out of this recession we should invest in these agencies if we haven’t already FDIC, FERA, FCA. That by investing in the FDIC act it gives us a safety net for the unpredictable. That if we are already doing this we should expand and look at all possibilities of making this better. After all a good business person looks at all the options before weighing any out. I also feel we should invest in the FERA agency which asks us to channel money to state and local agencies to fund their relief projects. Which right now is extremely important. We should be funding to help those who are trying to help us. After all we can’t accomplish anything if we don’t work together. So help the people so they can help you. Now with the FCA we need to insure safety of those who feed the people. So we should try to help them in any way we can. So lets refinance their mortgages. Then on a side note I feel that Mrs. Obama should take a little more interest in how she can be more benefitical. After all she is in a high rank of power and many women will be looking up too. That she should use this to her advantage. She is a huge part to the future. I would say she is as important as her husband. A good example of this would be Eleanor Roosevelt. Who not only helped build her husband but went out of her way to listen to the people and do something about it. So don’t take your position litely your their for a reason. So make a statement not only with your fashion but with something greater. These are a few of my opinions. I feel that we have a long way to go and need to start looking at all our options. Also about the National Security Agency you say you want to help us which it will. Yet you might want to consider using solar panels and windmills as another source of power after all we are in a recession of power lets use our brains shall we.

If I was a historian advising the President of the United States, Obama, I would tell him that the New Deal only gave a limited amount of success towards ending the depression. I would also say how he cut the programs such as the PWA and the WPA, which started causing the american citizens to lose there jobs, about 1200 to be exact. The most important thing about the New Deal which was a descent improvement to our needs was probably the economic growth it would cause, but it also was a major down fall in the economy. It caused a lot of employees to lose their jobs which can cause economic crisis for those certain families. Women can be hurt most effectively because we just got to the point where women can vote and work, but taking away their jobs just puts them and everyone else back to the way the U.S. used to be. I truly believe that we should really do something to help our economic and job problems. so the president really needs to try harder as well as all of us. Thank You.

and there are a lot of things in the new deal that you should look at that help in the past like the ccc,holc,fera are some of the things that have helped us in the past look in on it

brandon hayes

If I were giving advice to my husband (Obama) and I’d say. “baby, try a little harder to fix things.” There are a few things I liked in the New Deal, such as the CWA, CCC, and PWA. Our unemployment rate is getting a little better, but there is always room for improvement. All those agencies created many different jobs. But for those who don’t and can’t get jobs, the HOLC could really help. But then again people could abuse it and just not pay their house payment. But for those who really qualify for it, who are really in debt, really looking for jobs, and really need help. It could do so much if they didn’t have that huge house payment, they could catch up on other bills.

I would tell Obama to take Roosevelt’s idea about giving money to artists. This will create millions of jobs. Having a dancer for a sister, I know how much artists put into what they do and how little they get in return. If we give them more money it will definitely boost our economy.
Obama should also take a look at the CCC. This would be a great program because it would give people needed jobs and it would also make America a better, more beautiful place to live in.

I think that the HOLC and FCA would help out the economy. A lot of people are having a hard time paying their mortgage, people are losing their homes. If we could make payments lower it would help people get out of debt. Making it so they can keep their home plus they will have money to go out and buy what they want. I think that is one of the reasons we have this problem because to many people got themselves in debt. I also think the FCA would help because farmers are getting out of the business just because it is costing them more to keep up on their farms. And farmers are important, they supply the food for our economy.

A key lesson of the New Deal that i think we should do something similar to is the CWA. I think it would do some good in this failing economy. Alot of people are out of jobs because of the poor economy, and the economy keeps getting worse because people are out of work. So SOMETHING needs to be done about it. The programs that provided the unemployed work probably helped out a lot because when there are no jobs and people are out of work, that makes our economy become the way it is.

I believe that everyone should have a job. Thats why i believe the CCC is the most important. I think the CCC worked very well in FDR’s time and i believe that it could help a lot of people today. But the CCC should help men and women too. The work accomplished from the CCC helped the environment. Young men made roads, train tracks, and they even planted trees. Maybe we can get idea’s that were used in FDR’s time and add onto them to make them even better.

If i was to advise obama i would recommend some things that FDR did when he was president. I would tell him to do the HOLC because it helps put with peoples homes because a lot of people these day are going into debt with their mortgages and it would also lower are homeless rate because a lot more people wouldn’t be in debt and be able to own homes. I also think that the CWA would be a good thing to do because i think that it will be helping a lot of people and also our country i think that by doing this it will being more jobs for people because they will need people to help out with it and i think that it will be a good thing to help out the schools because it will lower the rate of people dropping out and being able to get jobs. I thin that also the CCC would be a good idea because it would be helping out some of the young men in are country by giving them jobs and helping the economy. That is what i would do if i was advising President Obama.

I feel that the WPA is an organization that Obama should take into consideration. It would help many unemployed people who are looking for work and money. It would also make our country a more beautiful place, not just with artwork, like murals, but with music and dance as well. Another organization i support is the HOLC. A lot of Americans are losing their homes because of debt and the unemployment rate. It would help the homeowners get back on track with the help of mortgage payments. Overall i think that the New Deal was a good idea and some concepts from it would help today.

If i had to give advice to Obama about the economic problems i would tell him to use the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). It would help to provide jobs to civilians and help to better the Earth. Because that has a lot to do with the problems in the U.S. and in America.

I think Obama should not give money to the artist.
Obama should give it to the companies so that they can
hire more people that need jobs. :]
They should spend that money on something good…
and something that is worth it..
like our nation, helping out people that need food.
The CCC is also good because they employed young men
18 to 25. They should also stop giving money to the banks
because they just use it for them selves and it also dont even help
people get any loans… the bank still does not give out a lot of
loans…

People these days are weird, the ones who want to give
money to artist. “That’s Crazy”. They should be giving it to other things
that matter like the the (CWA) cause they helped employed 4 million people,
including 300,000 women. They helped many people get through the winter.
But it had to be shut down but at least it helped lots of people who needed it.
Really that’s stupid if obama gives money to artist when they are not doing anything
that would change how things are now. “well” thats how I think…….

i believe your recovery plan was not a bad idea, but i believe the numerical portion was vastly over shot. we do need spending from our government but i believe we should only bite off as much as we can chew in the literal sense, especially after your promise to cut national debt in half. i believe keynesian economics is not the way to approach this. Now we need programs like the NIRA and the HOLC to help recovery in the housing market where, essentially this recession was started. the CWA and the PWA once failed, but i believe now if used only occasionally could really benefit this country if used right!
and sotomayor was your worst idea i must say, i have no personal problem with her, but i am strongly against affirmative action and you should NOT put someone in a seat of power because they got there because of the color of their skin, you especially should know this. You cant eliminate discrimination with discrimination. eliminate the ILLuminati, just saying haha[=

If i was suppose to tell president obama somethings to use from FDR’s new deal, i would tell him that he should use the Keynesian Economic idea. I agree with this idea that if the government spends money in the economy, it would hep us. Another one i would consider using is the WPA. Artists could use money to do their work. They could help make the city a little better by making murals and everything. A job is a job, everyone needs one. The last one i would consider using is the HOLC. Lots of people are having a very difficult time trying to keep up with their house payments, all because of the recession. i think we should do these things in order to help our country to start overcoming our economic crisis.

So if I was a historian i would probably mention the HOLC. It would help a lot of americans with their houses. And for those who don’t have like high paying jobs it would come in handy. And i can’t remember the other one but it was where they would hire people on the spot I think. So this would be very helpful considering that a lot of people can’t get jobs or for those who are losing their jobs now. I also think that this is one of the biggest issues. But if more people get jobs it would help them and our economy too.

I would recomend that he does not print so much money and give out so much money to stimulate the ecnomay. It helps but not enough to make it worth that amount of money. I think he should try to do more along the lines of the WPA to help give people jobs then they would have a job and money to put back into the ecnomy. I also like the idea of the CCC to help young man ounce there out of high school. It would teach young men good life lessons and how to be determind and work hard.

If I was a historian, I would mention to Barack that he has to take into consideration about bringing back some of those relief plans that were around years ago. Many of them helped get our country out of the depression. The few negative things that were happening with them can now be improved to benefit us in a better way. First of all the FERA is a good one to bring back first because it could fund others programs like the CCC and HOLC because right now the unemployment rate is rising and many people are losing their houses.

…I THINK that the he should use a similar program to the C.C.C. because it supplies jobs for the young community and it is also helping the environment around us by taking care of the land.
…I ASLO like the H.O.L.C. program because i think our main money problem is all the debt we have. so helping people pay their debts would also bring money back to the government.
…OUR country has a lot of debt owed to other countries but i think if we handle the debt within our country first.. then it would be easier to handle the debt outside of our country.

The New Deal had limited success during the Great Depression. All too quickly, more and more ideas were being pushed out to try and fix the problem. When coming up with a new solution to our nation’s present day problem, I would suggest he only use a few ideas, rather than over 15, to fix what is happening. Start with these ideas, perfect them, put them to use, and if they don’t work, then is the time to think of something else. Don’t just push out all kinds of ideas that are strikingly similar such as the CCC, the PWA, the CWA, the NPA, and the TVA. They all had to do with the same general idea, and many of them failed. If there would have just been one single plan to fix the problems regarding construction, things would have rolled over much smoother. I would suggest he come up with a few solid, fool proof plans, and put them to work until further need for more help.

I think that Obama should look at the CCC. This worked well during the Great Depression because it offered jobs to unemployed giving them money so they could spend it elsewhere. The TVA was also something that helped the government because it gave construction jobs to the unemployed. The TVA was kind of like the Hoover Dam. Hoover built the dam in the early years of the Great Depression providing jobs. When the unemployed get jobs they get money; and after they get money they go out to spend their money which helps others make money. Then they go and spend it and so on. I think one of the main recovery acts to help our economy during it’s darkest hours is to provide work.

If i was a historian i would say to Obama that he needs to use some of Roosevelt plans that got us out of the Great Depression. He should use things like the CCC,PWA, and the HOLC. If he uses these plans it could work like back in the old times. He needs to start making more jobs and giving the bail out money to the people to stimulate our economy by buying things made by in America.

I would tell Obama to do thing more like CWA civil workers administrations help farmers with their mortgages. the CCC civilian conservation crops, if he use this it will help young men/teens get jobs and help out. and people who cant pay or stay in track with their home mortgage he should use the HOLC homeowners loan corporations, only for the people who are behind on their house pays thats all. PWA public workers administration this can help out with the jobs too.

I think that the WPA, HOLC, and the Social Security Act are some of the things that worked well in the past, so we should continue to use them now. By continuing to use these it would help people without jobs become employeed, and help home owners who are behind on their house payments. The Social Security Act pretty much just helps everyone out. So, keep using those agencies because all of the other ones arent very good and didnt help out very much.

i think that Obama really is trying to bring us out of this recession but he’s just not doing a good job. if he’s reading this i’d say reinstate the HOLC and modify the terms so that people who can actually pay for a house can get a loan instead of giving loans to people who get their homes foreclosed within the next 3 months. also we need something similar to the CCC and PWA. however the jobs need to be more permanent rather than simply building trails. possibly monitoring the trails as well as building them. one other thing i need to do is start using oil from our own land rather than importing. we have so many oil resources right under our feet and we’re still buying from overseas.

Hmm If i were a historian i would tell Obama to tell the people that change doesn’t just happen overnight and that before things get better they have to get a hell of alot worse, so everyone should just relax and be patient. i would also advise Obama that he should re-en- state the CCC because there are families out there who their main bread winner is out of work and the family is struggling. I would also strongly advise him to to strongly help the FERA, we have people down in new orleans who are still in need of basic essentials and there houses are still destroyed, where is the help to re build their homes? I know were doing alot for Haiti, and call me greedy, but we need to take care of our own before we even think about helping others.

I think that the HOLC and thee CCC, helped with the New Deal a whole lot because the HOLC gave people the opportunity to sale their land to the Home Owners Loan Corp. by the HOLC buying peoples mortgages it helped people save more money and things like that! People were really behind on paying there mortgages, The CCC helped unemployed young men 18-25 years old get the opportunity to work under the direction of the forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires and building reservores. that gave them money and a paying job.

If i was a historian, i would most likely tell Obama to put the HOLC back into play. The HOLC is the Home Owners’ Corporation. There are alot of people that cant pay their mortgage and there houses get forclosed. As this goes on there are more and more people that become homeless and have to live on the streets because the can’t afford to have a place to stay. I think that he should also bring the CCC back. The CCC is the Civilan Conservation Corporation. This offered unemployed young men a chance to work by helping the enviroment. They would have to plant trees and fight forest fires. I think this would be good because then they would buy stuff with that money and the people who worked there cold sooner or later get a raise bacause of all the money the business would make.

Obama, the most effective plan you can put into effect is definitely not any of the plans you are following. Though I see how you’re trying to use keynesian economics; i don’t think you understand it. True we are in a recession, but we are in the beginning stages of one and should be recovering easily. We aren’t. Obviously you are doing something wrong because it seems that our situation has only gotten worse since you were sworn into office. You promised change if you were Pres. but the only significant change has been a higher debt sum. If you want to learn from the great deal then you need to be willing to take risks. In his first hundred years FDR passed several bills to change America. Some of them worked some of them didn’t. It didn’t really matter though because the people saw change, thought it was good change, and were instilled with confidence. Because he took risks he changed America and became one of the most respected Pres. to date. You have a huge majority in congress and can pass a lot of bills. People have already lost confidence in you so if you act now you won’t lose anything. So ACT!

I think that obama is not thinking about what he is doing wrong, he just does things and doesn’t realize what he did was wrong. I think he should put the HOLC back to work. A ton of people cant pay their mortgage and there houses are getting taken away. And the CCC helped younger men work when others couldn’t. So i think obama needs to reconsider.

If i was to adivse obama i would tell him to put back the HOLC. The HOLC was when the government bought out the morgages of people who couldnt pay theres. This would help our economy because less people are able to pay there morgages and if the government bought it out the peoples would a new fresh start. Also i think the CCC would help our economy because we already have 10% of americans umemployed and getting worse the CCC gave young men jobs so we could decrease the unemployment. So if he put these together people would get jobs and have a new fresh start on living

if i were Obama’s advisor i would tell him to give money to the CWA because it gave jobs to about 4 million people. but instead he gave million of dollars to national banks who didnt really need the money they just gave themselves HUGE bonuses instead of setting it aside for when our country deeds it.. they could be investing that money. but no the bankers are off buying million dollar homes and other unnessesary luxuries. and that is quite selfish of them.. i mean it would be one thing if they were donating that money to charity but they arent. so shame on them..

If I was a historian advising President Obama, I would tell him that something like the CCC is a good start. The CCC is the Civilian Conservation Corps and it helped young males, ages 18 to 25,get employed. Then it sent the money back home to their families. A big problem we have right now in America is that there isn’t enough jobs to go around. We need something like the PWA. The Public Works Association provided job sites for construction companies. Then they could hire workers and the workers would get paid for their work. It would help our country get a new start.

I think that one of the most important parts of the new deal that should be focused on is the FERA or the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. it is helping who don’t have any money get money, what can be better than that? Another thing that i think is important is the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps. That means that even though you will be hiring more people, you will get to pay younger people less, older people will be demanding more money when the young people just want money. Another good part of the New Deal is the HOLC, Home Owners Loan Corporation. It is a big thing about paying your mortgage now, and if people got help for that, then eventually in the long run it is going to help our economy get better.

If i was a historian I would advise Obama to put the HOCL ( Home owner’s loan Cooperations) back into action. Because of the recession we are in, many home owners cannot afford to pay their mortgage, by giving them longer terms and lowering the interest rates homeowners will be able to pay their mortgage. Also put CWA back ( Civil Works Administration). The CWA hired workers directly, not only is it helping the unemployed but it also helps the community by improving airports, roads, school buildings, etc.

History repeats itself, therefore in order to better protect our future we need to look at our past and learn from it. President Roosevelt’s New Deal was a trial and error process; so let us take from it the things that worked and leave out the things that did not. The civilian conservation corps was something that worked. This policy supplied jobs which is what our country needs right now. Not only that but the conservation corps worked to preserve our wilderness, which is what the earth needs right now a little more green and a little less cement. The federal emergency relief administration worked to protect the people in there time of need, providing immediate relief, boosting moral, and rallying support. All of which worked in favor of our country. The biggest reason for the recession was the down fall of the housing market. Reinstating the home owners loan corporation- where they buy the mortgages of many american home owners- would not only encourage spending on our part but would boost moral and encourage more support for our government, which is never a bad thing. I think Obama is right on the money when it comes to government spending in order to jump start our economy as long as he doesn’t get to carried away with it, one way for the government to spend money in a positive way is to reinstall the policies from the new deal.

If I were to advise Obama on the New Deal, I would explain that it only had limit success in some areas. I think the C.C.C would be a great way to get many young people jobs, and would help the Government with many social service projects. The H.O.L.C was also a very great idea because there are mass amounts of people losing there home, and a lot of that could be stopped with the Home Owners Loan Corporation, buying your loan and refinancing it for a more affordable price, allowing you to keep your home.

I would recommend creating something like the C.C.C, the C.C.C created many jobs for young men who were unemployed. This gives them a way to supply themselves and their families. It might change their attitudes as well, they might gain a new aspiration to work and survive. I would not recommend anything like the FERA, I don’t think our government should hand out money for nothing. Hard times will come for families and throwing money at them wont teach them anything. When the going gets tough they wont be able to take care of them selves and look for our government’s help. Instead of handing out money maybe our government could find some ways to create new jobs, it’s a lot easier said then done and I know new jobs are being made, but no matter how it seems it always going to be better than giving people something for nothing.

President Roosevelt’s New Deal had its ups and downs but he learned from his mistakes. He took criticism and tried his best to improve and correct his mistakes. My advice to Obama is to learn from his mistakes and to try his very best to spend money on things that would benefit our country as a whole and not just some citizens. I think HOLC would help now because so many people can barely afford to pay for their houses. Some are even ignoring other bills like phone, electric, ect. to pay for their homes. Maybe of HOLC was put back into action we wouldn’t have so many people filing for bankruptcy. I think it would take a lot of pressure and stress off American citizens. I think that HOLC was an excellent example of spending money on something our country actually needs.

If i was a historian i would tell Obama all the good and bad things that have happened in the past. i would tell him things to improve our economy. I would tell him to get the HOLC back so it would help out more home owners. Many people wouldn’t lose their houses. I would tell Obama to start saving money for the FERA so we would all have a lot of extra money for different relief projects. I think that change takes time but it can’t take too much time. we need to start changing with in the next year or so. We dont want our economy to be too bad.

Obama should keep making programs to try and boost the economy. he can bring back some of FDR’s programs, or come up with his own. not all of them have to be successful just as long as he tries to do something about the economy.
He is already doing similar things to FDR, like HAP(Homeowner’s Assistance Program) which is very similar to HOLC(homeowner’s loan corporation). maybe that program and others that obama makes will work, maybe they won’t, but we will never know unless we try it. the nation is already in debt and has been in debt ever since it was created, so it won’t be a bad thing if we spend money to try and make money in the long run.

If i was an advisor for Obama, i would tell him that it would be a good idea to put Work Progress Administration (WPA) into plan, because it would help the public feel better about our country if it was more beautified, and it would also put a lot of jobs out there for Artists because lately it seems that our generation has been more about wanting to be apart of a music career or to be an artist of some type. Also, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) would be a good deal to put into action because it hired workers directly and put more that 4 million people to work. If we did something like that, our economy wouldn’t be in such distress and more people would have the ability to get a job on the spot.

If I were a historian I would tell Obama to start making programs to try and boost the economy. one of them are the FERA, which gives money to people who need it right now because it’s hard trying to find a job. The CCC is another program thst should help young people to get jobs to support thier family. The H.O.L.C was also a very great idea because there are a lot of people losing thier homes right now. Obama should really put some programs to help the economy or it could get worse in a few years.

Information came from the following: “Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler”, by Professor Antony C. Sutton, and Joseph Borkin’s book; “The Crime and Punishment of IG Farben”

Quite a bit of the financing for Hitler and the Nazis came from affiliates or subsidiaries of many U.S. citizens and firms, Henry Ford’s help began in the twenties, and were simply included in with payments from American I.G. (Farben) and General Electric which started as early as 1933. The Standard Oil (New Jersey), American I.G. (Farben) and I.T.T. subsidiary payments through Heinrich Himmler continued up to 1944. Walter Teagle, a close Roosevelt associate and backer, as well as an NRA administrator; along with banker Paul Warburg (his brother Max Warburg was on the board of I.G. Farben in Germany), and Edsel Ford were the directors of the American I.G. (Farben) board.

J.P. Morgan Bank, Guaranty Trust, Chase Manhattan Bank, at least three Wall Street houses (Dillon, Read; Harris, Forbes; and, National City Company for sure), Standard Oil (New Jersey), Du Pont, Dow Chemical, General Motors, Ford Motors, and General Electric (A.E.G.) of the United States helped or profited in some manner. G.E. (A.E.G) rounded out its support by technical cooperation with Krupp, which seems to have been aimed at restricting the U.S. development of tungsten carbide. I.T.T. held a 28 percent interest in Focke-Wolfe aircraft, American Ford owned French Ford and Ford Werke of Belgium and profited from supplying the German Wehrmacht with cars and trucks through out the war. Standard Oil’s most egregious role (beyond profiteering), was with technical aid to Nazi development of synthetic rubber and synthetic gasoline through a U.S. research company under the management and control of Standard Oil.

Then the Ethyl Gasoline Company, jointly owned by Standard Oil and General Motors, was instrumental in supplying vital tetra-ethyl lead assistance to Nazi Germany with the clear knowledge that the tetra-ethyl lead was for Nazi military purposes. I also believe that the dividends to both GM (from Opel) and Ford from their European subsidiaries continued all through the war years too, through the Swiss and the Swedes. That may have been justified as “weakening” the Germany economy and strengthening our own at the same time however. Everybody it seems took advantage of the situation and had fingers in the pie.

The most embarrassing, it would seem to me, is Henry Ford Sr. sending Adolf Hitler a personal monetary “birthday gift” every April 20th through 1944. 1938 was the year he was awarded that medal by Der Fuehrer, and Henry sent something like 10,000, or 20,000 Reichmarks to Hitler through Swiss or Swedish banks every year. Even during the war years, he managed to continue the practice. There was a running joke in Detroit that Hitler had ordered thousands of tanks from Ford’s plant, but didn’t make painting or delivery arrangements. He said he would call ahead on the paint scheme, and pick them up on his way through town.

The U.S. Ambassador in Germany, William Dodd, wrote FDR from Berlin on October 19, 1936 (three years after Hitler came to power), concerning American industrialists and their aid to the Nazis: “Much as I believe in peace as our best policy, I cannot avoid the fears which Wilson emphasized more than once in conversations with me, August 15, 1915 and later: the breakdown of democracy in all Europe will be a disaster to the people. But what can you do? At the present moment more than a hundred American corporations have subsidiaries here or cooperative understandings. The DuPonts have three allies in Germany that are aiding in the armament business. Their chief ally is the I. G. Farben Company, a part of the Government which gives 200,000 marks a year to one propaganda organization operating on American opinion. Standard Oil Company (New Jersey sub-company) sent $2,000,000 here in December 1933 and has made $500,000 a year helping Germans make Ersatz gas for war purposes; but Standard Oil cannot take any of its earnings out of the country except in goods. They do little of this, report their earnings at home, but do not explain the facts. The International Harvester Company president told me their business here, in Germany rose 33% a year (arms manufacture, I believe), but they could take nothing out. Even our airplanes people have secret arrangement with Krupps. General Motor Company and Ford do enormous businesses [sic] here through their subsidiaries and take no profits out. I mention these facts because they complicate things and add to war dangers. (Edgar B. Nixon, ed., Franklin D. Roosevelt and Foreign Affairs, Volume III: September 1935-January 1937, [Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1969], p. 456.)

President Obama, I applaud your use of Keynesian economics. But aimlessly throwing money at inefficient and corrupt establishments is irresponsible. More plans that cut costs and circulate capital are necessary. In addition, the reelection of incumbents should be heavily discouraged. Though such a stance is a great political risk, Washington is at a stand still and needs to accomplish something.

Saving money and improving efficiency should be of utmost importance. Firstly, government needs to streamline its operations. With more efficiency, the government will save time (thus capital), energy (thus capital), and supplies (thus capital); not to mention the opportunities it will open for technological advancement (technology will inevitably be used to improve efficiency). Secondly, war must be stopped and/or avoided. Obviously, war is a costly activity. Thirdly, money spent on the “stimulus” must be regulated. Many of the companies use the stimulus money to give bonuses to their executives. No money is used to save the company, and when it fails the executives mop up any money that is left behind; people lower on the hierarchy suffer. Finally, Congress should take a pay cut.

While throwing money at a problem and hoping that it will resolve is foolish, the other extreme is equally daft. The trickle down effect is a concept that politicians use to sound like they know something. In fact, it is a myth. Money tends to stay were it previously was. The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. Instead of giving money to the rich or throwing money and hoping it sticks, the government should enact programs that give money in return for work. These programs should be available to the average American and should produce visible outcomes. FDR’s CWA, CCC, PWA and WPA were good ideas and the current administration could use them to the benefit of the country. By giving money to the public, the government will help circulate capital. Additionally, programs that encourage the progress of technology and cost-efficient energy production should be instated. Such programs will reduce our dependence on foreign companies. To build confidence in the investment sector, the government should review the SEC and in turn, the SEC should provide more protection for investors.

The focus of the current administration should be shifted from healthcare reform to the reduction of the deficit. If President Obama really wants to accomplish something, he should concentrate on a plan to pay-off not only the interest on the national debt, but also the principle. A large sum of money already goes toward reducing the deficit, but that money only pays the interest. In the long run, by repaying its debts, the government (and our economy) will be stronger (plus, no longer will we have -$11,000,000,000,000 hanging around our heads).

Washington is stagnant. The same people are reelected every term and nothing happens. Nothing gets done. Nothing changes. President Obama promised change and if he wants change, he needs a new Congress. Wisdom and experience are necessary, but there is a conflict of eras when octo- and nonagenarians are passing laws and debating about issues that will not affect them. The older people tend to have set ideas and are non-dynamic, they simply will not listen and they will not change. The other problem would be too much openness and inexperience. Inexperienced, overly liberal people will be eaten alive by the system. Every lobbyist, every special interest group, every whiny citizen will be considered with too much consequence. Plus, they will call for major change. Though change is inevitable, too much can be a harmful thing. When politics becomes involved, the best interest of the people and the best interest of the nation becomes lost. The only thing to solve this problem would be a coup d’etat. Then there would be only one political party and one focus: the advancement of the nation.

If I was giving advice to President Obama, I would tell him to put the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) back into action. They offered unemployed young men 18-25 years old the opportunity to work. Because of the recession that the U.S. is now facing, more and more people are unemployed. That age group is more likely to be unemployed than any other. With the way the economy is, it’s harder for them to get jobs because most of the people hiring are looking for people with experience and it’s less likely for them to actually get the job they are applying for.

To: Mr. Pres. Obama

RE: What the H@&$ is Keynesian Economics!

There are different Economic Systems out there –including many variations of Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, etc (such as Keynesian Economics-Capitalism with “interventions”). It is interesting to see the direction the U.S. has taken over the course of the last century. We have a Capitalist system that is very moderated. Some people say that the new deal and what Obama is doing are attempts to move the country to a more Socialist/Communist/or even Fascist system. This isn’t necessarily true. While there is no way of knowing what FDR’s and Obama’s true intentions (who knows, maybe Obama does want to be the next Mussolini, but I highly doubt it), its most likely they both were/are simply trying to fix something they see as broken. Capitalism has a drawback that every so often (very predictably in fact) it goes into recessions. But that doesn’t mean it’s ‘broken’ or doesn’t work. In fact, it means it is working quite well. It’s kind of like the evolution theory of economy–survival of the fittest. Just as drought and famine eliminate inferior species, recessions eliminate inferior businesses. The problem is, we don’t like seeing human suffering. If there is a drought, we send water. If there is a famine we send food. If there is a recession, we try to save as many businesses and jobs as we can. Other economic models are less brutal. These other models aren’t any better or worse in theory. They all have their ups and downs. I personal have no preference and believe any of them work as long as they are run properly. What we are currently trying to do is create a sort of hybrid economy model that has the benefits of capitalism without the downfalls. Through moderation we try to avoid the recessions as much as possible. Like pumping water into an arid dessert to ensure that there isn’t a drought. While it works in theory, we lose the ‘evolution’ effect and the progress that comes with it. On the other hand, I wouldn’t want to lose my job just for the sake of ‘progress’. I think it is great that we are trying to find a way to stabilize Capitalism. I don’t know how successful we will be, but it does look like progress. Interestingly, there are economic mathematicians who are trying to find out the ‘rules’ of Capitalism so they can see what moderations–if any–will help stabilize it at least a little bit.

I think our nation needs to focus a lot on its recovery. I believe we should do something like the HOLC program. I think this is a great idea because many people are losing their houses because they are unable to pay for it. This is leaving many Americans out on the streets. If they just had a little help then they would have been able to keep their home. America needs a good plan and effective programs to get us out of this struggling time. We could learn a lot from the past about what worked and what didn’t.

If I had the chance to advise Obama I would mention to Barach that he has to take into consideration about bringing back some of those relief plans that were around years ago. Many of them helped get our country out of the depression. Some of the negative things that were happening with them can now be improved to benefit us in a better way. First of all the FERA is a good one to bring back first because it could fund others programs like the CCC and HOLC because right now the unemployment rate is rising and many people are losing their houses. Also I would tell him to do the HOLC because it would help people with their homes by refinancing and so on.

(around but inside the US not outside) ops :/

If I were to advise our president on ways to help our nation, I can’t say I’d know what to say. However, with our country being in so much debt and having a lower unemployment rate than usual, I think I would suggest a few things…

Even though the New Deal didn’t have the best success, there were still some really good ‘programs’ that helped make our nation better. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration were two really good recovery acts because they gave people jobs and the workers got the jobs done quickly. In our society today, it’s hard to find jobs without having proper education, and for some, staying in school is hard. They still need to be able to make a living. I think that things such as these would really benefit us as a nation, and it would help the people realize that Obama does care about our well-being.

I would like to say that it is great that Obama is at least trying to do something. However, it is the wrong way. Throwing money arround everywhere will not help. Instead create something that will increase income for everyone.

at the begging of the crash i would have advised for him to do something like the emergency banking act of 1933 because people were taking their money and it was causing the banks to crash which obviously did not help us in the long run. the tennessee valley development act was alos a good idea because of the fact taht it was able to regenerate the lush valley to a beautiful scenery.