[xrp]

I've had discussions with some of my liberal acquaintances who say that FDR helped get the USA out with his New Deal. I could have sworn that there has been a lot of evidence that FDR's policies actually prolonged the Great Depression until WW2 came about, do you know anything about this?

[nopardons]

Yes,I do know about this.You are correct! The NEW DEAL helped to keep the Depression going.

The CRASH took place in October of '29 and the market was making strides in a comeback,but FDR's schemes made things so much worse,that instead of righting itself,the market went into a deep slide and really hit the skids in '33.

The ONLY thing that pulled this nation out of the Depression was WW II!

And,FWIW...some of FDR's schemes were so horrendous,that they were ruled unConstitutional and shut down.

There are MANY myths attached to the Crash and the Depression,which,unfortunately, far too many people believe are "facts".

[Moonman62]

I've had discussions with some of my liberal acquaintances who say that FDR helped get the USA out with his New Deal. I could have sworn that there has been a lot of evidence that FDR's policies actually prolonged the Great Depression until WW2 came about, do you know anything about this?

The Great Depression was global and many countries came out of it in a year or two.