apr 12, 1933 - RECOVERY: NRA, AAA, TVA, Repeal Prohibition

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Ntl Recovery Admin:
-Hugh S Johnson
- abolish child labor, min wage rise (30-40c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act:
-tells farmers how much to produce so not overproduce which results in surplus and cheap food = bad for economy
- subsidies for idle land (pay for farmers to not use land)
- tax food processing
-so keeping food flow min so prices are up
TN Valley Authority:
- failed
-progressive reformers demand public development
- water resources, cheap electrcitiy, dam @ TN river
Repeal Prohibition:
- govt realized losing $ from illegal alcohol sales so made legal 3.2% alcohol
-21st amendment ^

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