[Monterrosa-24]

The one thing I did not like about the latest version of the film SEABISCUIT is that it was interspersed with narration supporting the New Deal myth. The film brings it to almost religious terms.

[LS]

yah, that was bogus. I do think there is some truth to the argument that the programs made people, especially unemployed men, "feel better" about themselves (i.e., taking a handout through a "job" that isn't needed was probably viewed as preferable to welfare), but overall the New Deal was not just a disaster then, it has plagued us ever since with long-term bad policies.

See the chart in my book, "A Patriot's History of the United States" where Mike Allen and I look at the 50-year impact of New Deal programs.