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title: "Why did President Hoover oppose direct federal relief to the unemployed?"  
description: "Why did President Hoover oppose direct federal relief to the unemployed?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42351/why-did-president-hoover-oppose-direct-federal-relief-to-the-unemployed  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did President Hoover oppose direct federal relief to the unemployed? 

Why did [President Hoover](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41843/what-did-president-hoover-hope-public-works-would-accomplish) oppose direct [federal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101582/what-is-the-role-of-the-federal-reserve-in-the-us-economy) [relief](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300761/what-to-eat-if-you-are-feeling-bloated) to the unemployed? \
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