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Contents 1 Socialist/Communist Edit 2 Neutrality - Article should be less ASSERTIVE 3 Entirely bias "interpretation" of the New Deal, as opposed to straight history.= 3.1 Template:New Deal

[edit] Socialist/Communist Edit

The New Deal reflected many of the popular viewpoints of socialist groups in the 1930s. Socialist groups had heavy ties to the labor unions in the U.S, and these groups were strengthened greatly by the NIRA which was formed by the New Deal. The New Deal also enforced an Eight Hour Workday (check the article). This was a popular idea in the labor movement, as well as with Socialists in America. Overall, the New Deal appears to have given Socialists much of what they demanded in the United States. Litanss (talk) 19:31, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Not quite. Socialism involves state control of the means of production, and the New Deal Democrats usually (though not always) preferred regulation to nationalization. Not the same thing. 76.106.145.195 (talk) 01:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Neutrality - Article should be less ASSERTIVE

There are several assertive statements in this article that are debated topics! To improve the quality of this article, these assertions should be modified so to not violate conflicting viewpoints of others... Please point out any examples of such within this section. Litanss (talk) 19:31, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Although the New Deal greatly improved the economy, it did not end the Great Depression. The coming of the Second World War ended the depression by creating demand for more products.
- Many would disagree that WW2 directly caused the end of the depression; this is asserted strongly here.
The most important program of 1935, and perhaps the New Deal as a whole, was the Social Security Act
- The importance of the Social Security program is subjective - there are so many other programs being introduced at this time, so many would argue others are more important.
Thus, it did not transform American capitalism in any genuinely radical way.
-This is controversial; many would argue New Deal caused dramatic changes in the United States. The Wagner Act is one example, as U.S. business has been effected greatly by the strengthening of labor unions.
Virtually all historians believe that the New Deal helped resolve the Great Depression
- This is asserting the beliefs of a certain group (historians in general), and should be modified for quality's sake
Litanss (talk) 20:00, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Entirely bias "interpretation" of the New Deal, as opposed to straight history.=

This is an unbelievably biased article about the New Deal. By what fair academic standard could we justify applying an epithet ("Broker State") that is by no means a mainstream description, throughout the article? This article reflects the opinions of libertarian and so-called "Free Market" thinkers, not the mainstream accepted understanding.Ramsincanon (talk) 21:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Then why not read up on the subject and rewrite the article. This is a free encyclopedia, if you see something wrong, change it.... 193.130.82.253 (talk) 07:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I cannot see what you are talking about...141.155.26.144 (talk) 20:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template:New Deal

A new template has been created to help organise all of the various articles relating to the New Deal. Please come and help improve/expand if you can. Thanks. LordHarris 11:45, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that is a great template. Good work! Just make sure it doesn't autohide when viewed in the articles. -- penubag  (talk) 03:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)