David Kennedy’s essay titled, “Whittling Down the New Deal,” explains the numerous compromises President Franklin D. Roosevelt had to create in order to successfully implement the New Deal’s programs. Before the New Deal could be passed, the President had to remove or change many parts of the plan.
Compromises are vital for any nation, big or small. They have to have support from both political parties. FDR believed all Americans should be in a social insurance system, from “cradle to the grave.” However, compromise after compromise slowly whittled away FDR’s vision for an improved system of social provision. The original New Deal included issues such as unemployment insurance, Social Security, universal health care, and employment for everybody.
Compromises are vital for any nation, big or small. They have to have support from both political parties. FDR believed all Americans should be in a social insurance system, from “cradle to the grave.” However, compromise after compromise slowly whittled away FDR’s vision for an improved system of social provision. The original New Deal included issues such as unemployment insurance, Social Security, universal health care, and employment for everybody.