FDR to Obama: How Dumb Government Actions Made the Great Depression and Recession Worse
Published: April 21, 2026
Duration: 7:24
When there’s a problem, politicians always have “solutions.”
History shows those “solutions” often make things worse.
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We’re told FDR and his New Deal saved America from the Great Depression.
Economist Donald J. Boudreaux, author of “The Triumph of Economic Freedom,” says that’s a myth:
“He created government programs all right, but they did not pull us out of the Depression.”
When farmers complained about low p...
History shows those “solutions” often make things worse.
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We’re told FDR and his New Deal saved America from the Great Depression.
Economist Donald J. Boudreaux, author of “The Triumph of Economic Freedom,” says that’s a myth:
“He created government programs all right, but they did not pull us out of the Depression.”
When farmers complained about low p...