How did the new deal programs address both the physical and the psychological needs of americans?
New Deal programs addressed physical needs by putting people to work (you can consider this a financial need too). Because people were occupied with their new jobs, they had less to worry about and less time to worry about. This relieved many workers of stress and worries. Unfortunately, it also was the beginning of Americans expecting too much from their government in terms of “taking care” of them. There is now a great feeling of entitlement and personal responsibility is rapidly diminishing in our states. People are now the products of a nanny state. “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
