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The Agricultural Adjustment Act
What would happen if the government stood by and did nothing? People would get sick and people would die. We might complain about government, but when the going gets tough we look to the government to take care of us. I believe people like Franklin Roosevelt’s saw that. For when the world is burning all around you what do you do? Some will run, but others will fix the problems and show the world what it can do. For when you leave anything up to people they will let you down every time.
The new provisions for providing a sufficient food supply were forming the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) in 1933.This acts main purpose was to provide some kind of financial relief. During this time farmers wealth grew about 50 percent. “The AAA had at its
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