New Deal Response

It seems to me that after looking through the slideshow, a lot of the things which were developed as a result of the New Deal were primarily long-term goals that would take some time for people to come to appreciate. For the webquest, I read the criticism of Roosevelt's Social Security system, and at the time, the concerns this critic raised were reasonable. Nobody should be forced to live on $8 a week, not even back then. But, what that critic failed to see was the potential the program had which it eventually realized. Social Security is very important in today's world as money to fall back on so that not as many people will be out on the streets should another economic crisis arise. In the same way, the slideshow said that the Lincoln Tunnel was only barely used when it was first opened and is now one of the busiest tunnels in America. In a way, the programs Roosevelt introduced, as well as his presidency in general, was built on the foundations of hope for the future. It may have seemed shaky to many people at the time, but the slideshow and webquest show that it payed off.