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FERA made welfare payments to Southern tenant farmers 1933–35, with the distribution of money across states and counties was strongly influenced by state governments and the influential planter class. Their interests rested mainly in not allowing federal welfare to undermine their authority and the economic structure that favored landowners.
Despite the word "emergency", this act was created to address a long-term problem. [7] He asked Congress for $4.88 billion [8] – two thirds would go to finance work relief, and the rest would end the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the work program created by Roosevelt in 1933 which replaced the Civil Works Administration. [9]
The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, or FERA, Pub. L. 111–21 (text), S. 386, 123 Stat. 1617, enacted May 20, 2009, is a public law in the United States enacted in 2009. The law enhanced criminal enforcement of federal fraud laws, especially regarding financial institutions , mortgage fraud , and securities fraud or commodities fraud.
(The Center Square) – A new report published by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, highlights more than $1 trillion worth of taxpayer money spent on projects that he argues wastes and abuses taxpayer money.
Aside from the six-figure pension he receives as former president, Obama has made millions from speaking engagements and his bestselling books.
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) - A 17-year-old student at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan decided to use his lunch break to play the stock market - and he's good at it. New York Magazine reported ...
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the largest program from 1933 to 1935, involved giving money to localities to operate work relief projects to employ those on direct relief. FERA was led by Harry Hopkins, who had helmed a similar program under Roosevelt in New York. [ 25 ]
Personal finance content creator Ramit Sethi claims “I’ve made millions of people rich” in a recent YouTube video.Despite his bold and dubious assertion, there’s little doubt he’s helped ...