President Roosevelt’s policy of deficit spending caused the U.S’ national debt to reach an all time high, this debt has still not been paid off to this day. Roosevelt’s New Deal also did not pull America out of the Great Depression, 19% of the population was still jobless and many were still homeless (gilderlehrman.org). The New Deal also didn’t do much for civil rights, Roosevelt didn’t grant full rights to African Americans and women were still not paid the same as men who have the same job. Moreover the wage gap between the poor and the rich didn’t close still resulting in many being homeless and without
President Roosevelt’s policy of deficit spending caused the U.S’ national debt to reach an all time high, this debt has still not been paid off to this day. Roosevelt’s New Deal also did not pull America out of the Great Depression, 19% of the population was still jobless and many were still homeless (gilderlehrman.org). The New Deal also didn’t do much for civil rights, Roosevelt didn’t grant full rights to African Americans and women were still not paid the same as men who have the same job. Moreover the wage gap between the poor and the rich didn’t close still resulting in many being homeless and without