The need for welfare was great in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Millions of people were thrown out of their jobs, left with no other options. High numbers of fathers left their families and fled to elsewhere, and left their family to survive by their own means.
Before the Great Depression, community charities helped the poor and needy, but the downfall of the economy hit everyone hard, and the people that helped the poor, now had a need to achieve their own survival. Schools began to close, families were left homeless, wandering the streets. The elderly suffered because they had no money to live on. While Franklin D. Roosevelt rushed to create more jobs, he also began to back an idea that would give aid to poor children and other dependent people. (According to www.library.thinkquest.org)
Just think.. all this began because of hte great depression. Now in todays world we have hit Recession close enough to depression just not as bad as some say. I wonder with the increase in gas and all prices and taxing going up if this could mean a change? I mean the great depression changed the world a lot. I'm just curious if this world is ready for another change?
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