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Distributed
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Sent 250,000 young men to work camps to preform eforestation and conservation tasks. Removes surplus workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, and provided money for families.
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Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production, and start educational programs to teah methods that prevent soil erosion.
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Federal government building dams to prevent flooding and sell electricity. First public completion with private power industries.
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Provided Public Works jobs at $15/week to four million workers in 1934.
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Loaned money at low interest rates to homeowners who could not afford mortgage payments.
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Regulated Stock market and restricted margin buying.
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Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union busting tactics by management.
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Provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities.
