Another organization that greatly benefitted closing of the Great Depression was the WPA (workers progress administration), who gave eight in a half jobs and spent $ 11 billion dollars transforming the national parks, music , art , theater, and literature. President Roosevelt led the decision to enter World War II permanently ending the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt once said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Nick Taylor
The outcomes of these are considered a significant part of British history and play a key role in future events such as world war 1. Firstly the welfare reforms were extremely significant and could be argued that they were down to the liberal party. Source 5 talks about the liberal’s rise to power in 1906 when it says ‘The liberal government’s legislative programme indicated that at last the thorny problem of physical consequences of poverty was being tackled in earnest’ In the General Election of January 1906 the Liberals swept to victory in a landslide result, which saw the party win 400 seats. Henry Campbell Bannerman capitalised on the unpopularity of the previous Tory administration, which had been replaced by his new Liberal government in December 1905. The link between the liberal party and the welfare reforms is that all the social reforms in Britain were under the Liberal government.
After it’s establishment in 1900, the fledgling party acted as a pressure group on the Liberal government’s 1906 to 1914, and were instrumental in, for example, The Trades Dispute Act of 1906 and for pushing the governments further than they otherwise would have gone in terms of social reform. The impact of World War One on the Labour Party is significant as to how they managed to form a coalition government with the Liberals in 1924. The Labour Party was a new party formed in 1900 that had no previous experience of working in government. At the beginning of the war they were split between the pacifist views of MacDonald and the pro-war faction views of Henderson. By 1915-1916 the majority of the Labour Party supported the war and Henderson.
From my own research I discovered that the average amount spent on a wedding is 21,000 which also happens to be the average pay in the UK –meaning that the amount some people earn in a year can be spent on their wedding. With the country currently in a recession and many people on ‘pay freezes’ (meaning that their salaries won’t increase for a period of time due to the government’s or their companies financial difficulties) lots of people simply cannot afford to get married. The amount of divorces has also increased in the UK. From my research I found that in 1970 there were 415,487 marriages in the UK and 58,239
Without anything to fall back on, rent can become missed which will lead to eviction. Losing a job can also happen without being ill. Many jobs are being outsourced, and there is a decline in manufacturing positions that were once easy to obtain. In 2009, when minimum wage was $7.25 an hour, an individual could work 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year and earn 15,080. That salary is less than the 17,170 which is what is needed for a family of three to reach the poverty line.
By many I mean, in the year two-thousand seven there were approximately 45 million people who do not have insurance in the United States; and the number was continuously growing; as a matter in fact in two thousand eleven the number had reached to a total of 48.6 million people without health coverage. The majority of uninsured individuals remain that way because it is out of budget, meaning they cannot pay for it and small or family run companies do not offer medical coverage. Mostly, the lower incomes are those who suffer from lack of insurance including, part-time and seasonal, and anyone in the service industry. Obviously we need services such as people to help with daily needs, or daycare; yet, they are the individuals who do not have health coverage. Those who can be considered middle class, while having insurance, are underinsured and if a mishap were to happen, the middle class family would struggle; especially with the escalating price of medical assistance such as
Life in America is about finding one’s dream and pursuing it; however, it has become very difficult for anyone to find their dreams due to work problems. With the high unemployment rates, there is almost no room for career improvement, which prevent most people from advancing in
Many ran out of money and ultimately lost their farms. It was reported that nearly 750,000 farms were lost through bankruptcy or sheriff sales. Those who were lucky enough to keep their land had to deal with a new problem that was named the “Dust Bowl”. (Newton, Page 707 & facts.randomhistory) With many losing homes and struggling for money divorce rates were at their all time low. However, that did not stop husbands from leaving their wives and families.
Because of the recession, and bad economic, many Americans have no jobs, and barely have a house. Or they are making payments on a house they cannot afford, which is only leading them to more debt as an
But for many Americans, the term “leftover money” does not exist in their vocabulary. Statistics from the Commerce Department prove, “The savings rate for Americans is the lowest it has been in 73 years” (Wallechinsky, para 10). Saving money is nearly impossible, let alone paying monthly bills. Also, benefits from jobs such as healthcare and bonuses are decreasing along with businesses being stricter about missing work. When Richard Oden was not able to return to work fast enough after getting a major surgery, unfortunately, “to help support his family, Oden had to dip into his 401(k) fund, paying a penalty for premature withdrawal” (Wallechinsky, para 8).