With all these ideas of sharing the wealth and straining companies by increasing general taxes to provide the pensions came issues surrounding those who wouldn’t benefit from the programs implemented in the New Deal.
Obviously, finding approval for a program that foreseeably takes care of the elderly and aids to the children would receive little to no opposition but to think that it will solve all aspects of the issue at hand is “extremely unlikely.” According to the LA Times, in an editorial they published about the flaws of the Social Security Act, the bill was too big and didn’t clearly state all their ideas. One aspect criticized is the study of what the funds will be used for and how they will be distributed to create the cash needed to move forward with the …show more content…
It played with the ideas of freedom and equality to provide equal opportunities for all but did leave many disappointed. Many believe the Federal Government should be responsible for creating the income needed to for the Old Age Pensions. This can be seen in the letter from Mrs. O. M. to the white house when she mentions that the government is incurring wealth from all corners of the country but fails to use it to provide for this act. This just proves that there were many solutions for how to come up with the cash needed for the pensions but the government was under constant social and economic restraints that ultimately led them to make the decisions they