The '''Works Progress Administration''' (WPA) was not created by any Congressional Appropriation or law. It was created by Executive Order in 1935 by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] as part of the [[New Deal]] supposedly for relief efforts during the [[Great Depression]]. The program was wracked with cronyism and favoritism and is regarded by most now as a waste of effort which actually worked to prolong the Great Depression.<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/wpa/wpa_info.html ''More about the WPA'']. ''Lilly Library at the University of Indiana''. 1 April 2007.</ref> Many Republicans were forced to change their party registration to continue receiving relief, or to keep their jobs. In retrospect, this appears to be what the programs real intent was. | The '''Works Progress Administration''' (WPA) was not created by any Congressional Appropriation or law. It was created by Executive Order in 1935 by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] as part of the [[New Deal]] supposedly for relief efforts during the [[Great Depression]]. The program was wracked with cronyism and favoritism and is regarded by most now as a waste of effort which actually worked to prolong the Great Depression.<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/wpa/wpa_info.html ''More about the WPA'']. ''Lilly Library at the University of Indiana''. 1 April 2007.</ref> Many Republicans were forced to change their party registration to continue receiving relief, or to keep their jobs. In retrospect, this appears to be what the programs real intent was. |