Suppose it is the 1930s and the Great Depression has hit your family hard. You have been unemployed for a few weeks now and must find some way to make enough money to just put some food on the table. Which New Deal program should you take advantage of?

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created as part of the New Deal to provide jobs for unemployed individuals. It employed millions of people to work on public works projects such as roads, bridges, and buildings. This program would provide a source of income for an unemployed individual and help stimulate the economy by providing jobs and improving infrastructure. Medicare and Social Security were not created until the 1960s and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families was not created until the 1990s, so they would not have been options during the 1930s.

Suppose It Is the 1930s and the Great Depression Has