What was Al Capones impact on the Great Depression?
I would say minimal but the link and blurb below contradicts me, somewhat — — — as a gangster Capone never got wrapped up in economic theory but he was a cagey businessman and it could be argued that Capone set an example of how to prosper during tough times; sell liquor or other vices at prices people can afford… I am a point hog so I will toss these links at you and move on… http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1660.h… “””Soup kitchens in America started around 1929 when the effects of a growing depression began to be felt. The need for soup kitchens was felt even more keenly when the tailspin in the econonomy worsened in 1932, and 12 million Americans — about 25 percent of the normal labor force — were out of work. When soup kitchens first appeared, they were run by churches or private charities. The Capuchin Services Center in southeast Detroit, for example, served 1,500 to 3,000 people a day. That center
