Summary: A Modest Proposal To Reduce Unemployment

During the Great Depression unemployment had sky rocketed to number unimaginable in such a short period of time. Unemployment spiked in early 1920s, then peaked in 1933, and then rose again in 1937-38. “Roosevelt Recession” of 1937-39 caused by reduction in federal government spending. (Doc J.) FDR replied to this by creating organizations that were for the good of the people and was intended to help bring the help/relief and stop the pain and suffering they have previously been through. The government would then not be as involved with the “Business Community” say they could respond to economic problems better than the government(Doc B.) Doing that could allow them to run their businesses the way they want and be able to act freely giving them more freedom.

As people became unemployed, the economy suffered because these workers were unable to purchase things. For example, Document 4 shows that at the beginning of 1933, the US employment percentage was above a quarter of the population, and from 1931 to 1940 the unemployment percentage was in the double digits. These large unemployment percentages had a devastating effect on companies who were trying to sell their products to consumers who are always a major driver of the economy. High unemployment along with the stock market crash were a few of the main causes of the Great

Families had to split up in search for work and many children got jobs to make extra money for their families. In 1933, when Roosevelt took office, “24.9% of the total workforce or 12,830,000 people were unemployed” according to the FDR Library. This statistic shows just how much the average American was struggling to keep themselves and their families afloat. The FDR Library also states that “drastic drops in farm commodity prices resulted in farmers losing their lands and homes due to foreclosure” and that “gangs of unemployed youth, whose families could no longer support them, rode the rails as hobos in search of work.” The previous excerpts depict America’s loss of stability because the people providing food were out of jobs and parents had to send their children away since they could not afford to care for them any further. Thankfully, President Roosevelt and his administration stepped in soon afterward to correct the

In the year 1929, after a century of Americans being filled with a great sense of being alive and chasing after the American dream with new opportunities in front of them, everything Americans had worked so hard to establish came crashing down. On one fateful day the stock market crashed, leaving Americans all over the nation scared, penny less, and uncertain feelings about what the future would hold for them. The days leading up to years following this crash became known as the Great Depression a time where Americans struggled to get by or even had to leave the only home they’ve ever had when it comes to the dust bowl. The Great Depression posed a great hold on American economy leaving people unemployed and immigrants

The Great Depression created a devastating shortage of jobs in the United States. According to Document A, there were nearly 11 million people without any jobs at all and those who did have jobs suffered a decrease in pay. Not only was pay down but because of the lack of jobs, production was down as well with steel production being at 15 percent capacity and the New York Times business-activity index “showed a new low of 55, meaning 55 percent normal.” The people of the U.S. migrated everywhere to look for work just how the Mexican immigrants had done just before the Depression

Imagine all of a sudden being out of a job and becoming bankrupt, and your country going into a depression. In 1929 until the late 1930's the Great Depression took place and many countries were affected by it, the Great Depression was an economic depression. The cause of the Great depression was the crash of the Stock Market in 1929. The Great Depression affected the US in a way that increased unemployment by 25% and increased the amount of homeless people. In this essay I will be analyzing the responses of President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression. I will also be talking about how effective these responses were, and how they changed the role of the federal government. I believe that the responses to the Great Depression were very effective in bringing the country out of the Great Depression.

The most searing legacy of the depression was unemployment, which mounted steadily from the relatively low levels experienced between 1922 and 1929. The percentage of the civilian labor force without work rose from 3.2 in 1929 to 8.7 in 1930, and reached a peak of 24.9 in 1933. The estimates of unemployment amongst non-farm employees, which include the self-employed and unpaid family workers are even higher. These are horrifying figures: millions of American families were left without a bread-winner and faced the very real possibility of destitution.11

Throughout the years following World War I, the United States suffered from an economic panic that would have lasting effects around the globe. The Great Depression was a result poor economic strategies and ultimately, the stock market crash. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a New Deal plan in order to guide his natin out of this panic. FDR was able to combat the issues at hand with an arsenal of new programs that would effectively aid the nation and change the role of the government for the better.

The Great Depression was a harsh global economic depression in the decade prior World War II. The Great Depression, while it happened far before the “Great Recession” of 2008, it can be greatly compared. During the Great Depression, all income, tax revenue, and prices dropped. International trade decreased by more than 50%, and U.S. unemployment climbed to just above 25%. Industrial cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh took the heaviest hits. While the recession of 2008 was not as drastic, it affected the world economy and resulted in a global recession more so than ever before. The percent of U.S. citizens unemployed had reached 10% as of 2009. Along with the challenges unemployment presented, consumer

generation nearly approaches the age of 65, the increased evidence shows that many may need, or want depending on their life situations, to work beyond the standard retirement age of 65. One of the main reasons to continue work over 65 is that financial needs might be the single most important incentive to work longer. Even at today’s level of Social Security Benefits, many older Americans need to work as they have little income from other sources. One-Third of the population that is over the age of 65 relies on the benefits from Social Security for all their income

The year 2013 was the year that the United States was to prevail and work towards the expectations to increase hiring for the US people. The only problem was that the employment rate barely budged from 3 years leading up to 2013. The goal for the US is to improve its employment rate from the recession period that put a lot of people out of work and as well put a huge dent in the US economy that we are still trying to overcome. The US population grows about 200,000 people a month in a 12 month span, and with the US economy adds only 173,000 jobs a month. Now, with that a quarter of the population is without a job which is a complete slowdown in hiring. Federal budget cuts, banks being on edge with Wall Street, and slow growth in the countries of China and Europe have hurt international trade, and these are only a few factors that hurt the hiring process in 2013.

Aging! We all do it every day, but have you ever thought how it is going to affect the rest of your life or more importantly your career? Aging isn’t something that we get to choose if we participate in, however working is, and aging may affect that choice. Right now, I want you to think about the age of sixty-five. What words pop into your head when you think of someone sixty-five? I’d imagine some of the words you thought of were retired, old, fragile, slow, as well as many others. Those words right there all help to explain the many concerns that one’s employer may have when hiring someone that is of the older population. When we think of the older population in the work force we don’t necessarily think of positive things, instead we think of things. When we think of this population in the workforce we generally think of lower production rates and higher costs. These can create issues among the older population, as employers must consider all the possibilities when hiring someone. We know that more people in the older population are continuing to try to continue their careers, but why? How hard is it for them to continue? What changes have made it easier? How are the younger and middle aged populations perceiving them in the work place? This are only some of the many question surrounding the increase of aged workers.

Should unemployment regulations and benefits be changed? This has been a long-standing question within our society and has potential for improvement. Having experience with employees receiving these benefits makes it a particularly interesting topic for me. I have noticed issues from former employees receiving benefits and finding new employment. This sparks my interest of how we as a society help ourselves and others grow as a whole. It creates a sense of curiosity that makes me want to find feasible options to improve our current standards with unemployment. Secondly, I’m just eager to gain the knowledge of how the programs work to possibly help others in dealing with these issues. Unemployment would appear to have become a crutch for several portions of society. As an individual becomes unemployed it’s not always easy to find another job. Having a system in place to train them and have them meet requirements should be the route taken. The program has areas that need to be addressed to help the economy grow. There are instances where research will show there is room for improvement. It will be shown that this could create more jobs while being beneficial for everyone.

Aging population can be used as an advantage to increase economic rates growth by keeping them employed as long as possible (Nankervis et al. 2006, p.55). People who are working in a knowledge fields may increase their performance with age, however for more physical positions there is an opposite possibility of low performance with increasing age (Patrickson & Ranzijn, 2006). Consequently, specific jobs may have lack of professional employees. For example by separating workers and using older workers as experience type that can teach and train young employees, as well as use their knowledge will benefit organization in different departments. Also by using younger workers as routine workers or in more physical positions that are hard to perform for older employees will give them opportunity to earn more experience and will keep older employees working as well (Patrickson & Ranzijn, 2006). It is necessary for human resources to distribute their workforce accordingly and to provide required training for their young and old employees.

The research literature shows a strong association between unemployment and ill health. Some illness is caused by unemployment whilst other health problems are exacerbated by unemployment ( Smith, 1987; Mathers & Schofield,1998). An Australian summary of the health and unemployment literature by Mathers and Schofield (1998) identified that unemployment has detrimental effects on mental health, physical health and health related behaviours.