Question

What problems do you see with the positions put forth by Herbert Hoover and Huey Long?

Answer 1

Answer:

Both positions were two extreme opinions as regards to the new deal proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Explanation:

Franklin D. Roosevelt had as one of his main agenda when elected, the institutionalizing of the New Deal which he believed salvage America from the Great Depression looming over the country at the time. This New Deal was a set of policies that would provide social security, retirement benefits, and an increment in worker's wages. While Herbert Hoover, the incumbent president at the time vigorously kicked against the idea, reasoning that it would upturn the American system from what it was known for, Huey Long the Governor of Louisiana argued that Franklin D. Roosevelt was not doing enough. He advocated for a wealth sharing program where people who owned above a certain amount of money would share some of it to the poor, an idea that Roosevelt did not implement.

In my opinion, both opinions were extreme. While one totally rejected the idea, not seeing any thing positive about it, the other liked the idea but insisted that more should be done.