When the New Deal was established, Government Acts were created. One of the Acts was the Social Security Act. The Social Security Act gave money to people who retired at age 65. This Act is still in effect today. Also part of this Act, unemployment insurance was created. Unemployment …show more content…
The NIRA established rules for wages, prices, and working conditions. The working conditions would get better, and the wages would be reasonable . The Public Works Administration (PWA) was created by the NIRA to provide jobs for the public. Lots of the jobs involved building things such as dams, roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings. As a result of building these things and helping to make America a better place, workers received money and it boosted their spirits. This helped to get people working, pay the bills, and feed their families. Building streets and roads was one of the more common projects that the PWA had done. Roughly 11,428 roads and or streets were built. Rules were also put into place to increase wages, issuing prices and providing suitable working conditions. Construction work to build roads enabled men to make money. It also increased travel and trade of goods which helped the economy. Since pricing and wages were regulated, this also helped stabilize the