Hometown News • Thursday, August 27, 2020 • Page 3
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Depression Changes The Great Depression has had an effect that is still haunting us today. Prior to the stock market crash, the bank failures and the drought, Americans lived in a “pay as you go” country. If you figured out how to have enough to eat, keep a roof over your head and set aside a little money for your old age, you were doing what was expected of you as an American. The system worked pretty well. The old folks spent their later years in their homes or the homes of the kids. There were charities that may add some nutrition to those in need. The seniors weren’t faced with excessive medical bills, since the medical world had not yet identified some of the ailments or the medicines to cure them. Life expectancy was not into the 80’s or 90’s, there was a feeling that when one was no longer able to contribute to society, it was time to go, since it was difficult enough to feed the productive family members. In 1935, the height of the depression found a ¼ of the population without an income and 50% of seniors living in poverty. Banks were closing and taking with them the security that the citizens had worked their lifetimes to accumulate. Farms were facing closure due to drought and prices that were far below the cost of production due to consumers inability to pay money for food. Many were unable to pay mortgages and as a result were forced from their homes. My Grandmother told of living one year with a gross family income of $200.00. There were actual cases of parents giving children up for adoption, since they could not afford another mouth to feed. In other words, it was a rather unpleasant situation.
To be able to supply the family with food, many individuals made beer and whiskey for a small additional income. Others looked to the surrounding area harvesting fish, pheasants, ducks and rabbits for food. Excess amounts of these food products were sold or traded to others. In one case, a fellow paid kids a nickel for cottontail rabbits and a dime for jackrabbits. He also purchased squirrels from his local hunters. These animals were purchased in the fall when cooler temperatures prevailed. They were gathered until there was a large enough number to take them to a city for sale. One time he filled the box of a 1 ½ ton truck with rabbits, took it to the city and sold them all in a couple of days. This seems to indicate how hungry the people had become. In 1935 things changed. The Government began to release money to help relieve the lack of money. Social Security was created to assist seniors, disabled, widows and orphans. The benefit varied from $10.00 to $65.00 per month. To relieve the unemployment situation CCC Camps and the WPA were created to make jobs building forests, government buildings, bridges, playgrounds, streets and many other needed community projects. The difference from what we see today is that the individuals receiving the income were required to supply their labor to earn it. The changes that occurred during the depression are still with us today. Social Security contributions have created a fund that in some cases is the only income source for Seniors. Economic help from the government no longer requires that the recipient supply their labor to earn it. Large numbers of recipients now have no
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job, but feel they have the right to demand more free money through constant complaining and demonstrating. They feel that they deserve more, just because they are special citizens that deserve it. Each year Americans are allowing the government to supply more free handouts. Our thinking has certainly changed. Each year there are less workers and more freeloaders. Other than the pride of being productive, it seems that the free-loaders
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