1. Read "Great Myths of the Great Depression" by Lawrence W Reed. Does the author effectively dispel the myths? Why or why not?
   

GREAT "HERBERT HOOVER believed government should play no role in the economy." MYTHS "GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS helped lower unemployment by of the putting many Americans to work." GREAT "FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S 'New Deal' saved America from the failure of free-market capitalism." DEPRESSION These and other myths are dispelled by the facts in this essay by economist MACKINACCENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY Lawrence W. Reed