Title: Are there any components of FDR's New Deal program that are still in effect today in the United States? - eNotes.com
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Are there any components of FDR's New Deal program that are still in effect today in the United States?
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Content: This speech is shockingly accurate in its prediction of many things that have happened since ....and even hints at problems No Child Left Behind attempted to solve. Recently we have added prescription drugs for the elderly (Medicare D), are are suggesting contributions to individual families to help with expenses ($1,000/family to help with gas and heating/cooling expense). We have just received $300-$600 person to "help" with the economy (as though this money weren't ours in the first place). All these are "The New Deal" 80 years later. The changes may or may not have happened without FDR, but that fact is that they arose out of a need in the 30's and have hung around since. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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Yes, there are several New Deal programs in effect today as well as new programs which were born from the New Deal philosophy. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates and is the "watch dog" of the stock market. Social Security was created in 1935 as an "old age" pension fund. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, F.D.I.C. which protects our bank deposits. The Fair Labor Standard, otherwise known as min.