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Thursday December 1, 2016 
developed by Christopher Chantrill
President

Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Congress

71st Congress

James E. Watson

Nicholas Longworth

72nd Congress

John Nance Garner

73rd Congress

Henry T. Rainey

Joseph T. Robinson

74th Congress

Joseph W. Byrns

Robert F. Wagner

75th Congress

Alben Barkley

William B. Bankhead

76th Congress

Carl Hatch

Agencies

National Recovery Administration

Public Works Administration

National Labor Relations Board

Works Progress Administration

Legislation

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Revenue Act of 1928

Revenue Act of 1932

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Civilian Conservation Corps

Emergency Banking Relief Act

Glass-Steagall Act

Home Owners' Loan Corporation

National Industrial Recovery Act

Securities Act

Tennessee Valley Authority

Revenue Act of 1934

Revenue Act of 1935

Social Security Act

Wagner Act

Revenue Act of 1936

Rural Electrification Act

Undistributed Profits Tax

Civil Aeronautics Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

Hatch Act

Neutrality Act of 1939

Parties

Democratic Party History

Republican Party History

Elections

1928 US House Elections

1928 US Senate Elections

1930 US House Elections

1930 US Senate Elections

1932 US House Elections

1932 US Senate Elections

1934 US House Elections

1934 US Senate Elections

1936 US House Elections

1936 US Senate Elections

1938 US House Elections

1938 US Senate Elections

Economy

Gold Standard

Great Depression

Wall Street Crash of 1929

Creditanstalt Bank

Recession of 1937

Analysis

Causes of the Great Depression

The Great Depression

Economic Recovery in the Great Depression

Scapegoats

Andrew Mellon

Samuel Insull

Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United_States

Data Download for All Data

You can download the data used for All Data in “Stuck on Stupid.” Click on the text in the text box, select it with CTL-A, copy it to the clipboard with CTL-C, and paste it into a spreadsheet.

YearGross
Domestic
Product
Annual
Change
in
Gross
Domestic
Product
GDP
Deflator
M2
Money
Supply
Annual
Change
in
M2
M2
Money
Supply
(New
Series)
Consumer
Product
Index
Annual
CPI
Change
Annual
Federal
Spending
Annual
Federal
Deficit
Top
Marginal
Income
Tax
Rate
Average
Annual
Unemployment
Rate
Dow
Jones
Industrials
Open
Dow
Jones
Industrials
Close
190020.7006.609.242500
00.520.0465
190122.4007.4813.3310.472500
00.530.0634
190224.2008.179.2211.442600
40.490.0773.7
190326.1008.686.2412.152700
3.850.520.0453.9
190425.8009.246.4512.942700
00.58-0.0435.4
190528.90010.2410.8214.342700
00.57-0.0234.3
190630.90011.088.215.512700
00.570.0251.7
1907340011.64.6916.242800
3.70.580.0872.8
190830.30011.44-1.3816.022700
-3.570.66-0.0578
190932.20012.6810.8417.752700
00.69-0.0895.1
191033.40013.345.2118.682800
3.70.69-0.0185.9
191134.30014.125.8519.772800
00.690.0116.7
191237.40015.137.1521.182900
3.570.690.0034.6
191339.10015.784.322.092970
2.410.720.00074.3
191436.50016.897.0323.653010
1.350.730.00077.9
191538.70017.594.1424.633040
10.75-0.06378.5
191649.60020.8518.5329.193270
7.570.710.048155.1
191759.70024.3716.8834.123840
17.431.95-0.853674.6
191875.80026.739.6837.424510
17.4512.68-9.032771.4
191978.30031.0116.0143.415180
14.8618.49-13.363731.4
192088.40034.812.2248.726000
15.836.360.291735.2
192173.60032.85-5.645.995360
-10.675.060.5097311.7
192273.40033.722.6547.215020
-6.343.290.736586.7
192385.40036.68.5451.245110
1.793.140.71343.52.4
1924870038.585.4154.015120
0.22.910.963465
192590.60042.058.9958.875250
2.542.920.717253.2
1926970043.683.8861.155300
0.952.930.865251.8
192795.50044.782.5262.695200
-1.892.861.155253.3
192897.40046.423.6664.995130
-1.352.960.939254.2
1929103.63.6046.60.3965.245130
03.130.734243.2300.31248.48
193092.2-8.6-3.445.73-1.8764.025000
-2.533.30.8258248.48164.58
193177.4-6.4-9.742.69-6.6559.774560
-8.83.6-0.62515.9164.5877.9
193259.5-13-10.236.05-15.5550.474090
-10.314.7-4.06323.674.0660.26
193357.2-1.3-2.732.22-10.6245.113880
-5.134.6-4.56324.959.9398.67
193466.810.86.234.366.6448.14010
3.356.5-5.96321.799.9104.04
193574.38.92.239.0713.7154.74110
2.496.4-4.06320104.04144.13
193684.9131.343.4811.2960.874150
0.978.2-5.57916.9144.13179.9
1937935.14.645.685.0663.954300
3.617.6-2.57914.3178.39120.85
193887.4-3.4-2.845.51-0.3763.714220
-1.866.8-0.17919120.85154.36
193993.58.1-1.149.278.2668.984160
-1.429.1-3.27917.2154.76149.99
1940102.98.81.255.212.0477.284200
0.969.5-2.981.114.6
1941129.417.17.962.5113.2487.514410
513.7-4.9819.9
194216618.59.271.1613.8499.624880
10.6635.1-20.5884.7
1943203.116.46.389.9126.35125.875180
6.1578.6-54.6881.9
1944224.68.12.6106.8218.81149.555270
1.7491.3-47.6941.2
1945228.2-1.12.6126.6318.55177.285390
2.2892.7-47.6941.9
1946227.8-1110.6138.739.56194.225850
8.5355.2-15.986.453.9
1947249.9-0.910.71465.24204.46690
14.3634.54.086.453.9
1948274.84.45.8148.111.45207.357210
7.7729.811.882.133.8
1949272.8-0.5-0.2147.46-0.44206.447140
-0.9738.80.682.136.1
1950300.28.71.2150.812.27211.137210
0.9842.6-3.184.363
1951347.37.77.8156.453.74219.037780
7.9145.56.1913.3
1952367.73.81.8164.925.41230.897950
2.1967.7-1.5923
1953389.74.61.3171.193.8239.678010
0.7576.1-6.5922.9
1954391.1-0.71177.163.49248.028050
0.570.9-1.2915.5
1955426.27.11.9183.693.69257.178020
-0.3768.4-3.0914.4
1956450.11.93.6186.871.73261.628140
1.570.63.9914.1
1957474.923.4191.822.65268.558430
3.5676.63.4914.3
1958482-12.3201.124.85281.578660
2.7382.4-2.8916.8
1959522.57.11.3210.674.75293.38730
0.8192.1-12.8915.5
1960543.32.51.4221.245.02304.38870
1.692.20.3915.5
1961563.32.31.2233.925.73324.838960
1.0197.7-3.3916.7
1962605.16.11.4249.156.51350.19060
1.12106.8-7.1915.5
1963638.64.41.1264.736.25379.619170
1.21111.3-4.8915.7
1964685.85.81.6285.897.99409.339290
1.31118.5-5.9775.2
1965743.76.42308.027.74442.459450
1.72118.2-1.4704.5
19668156.53331.787.71471.389720
2.86134.5-3.7703.8
1967861.72.53.2361.68.99503.6410000
2.88157.5-8.6703.8
1968942.54.84.5385.176.52545.310420
4.2178.1-25.275.253.6
19691019.93.15.1401.296.13578.7310980
5.37183.643.24773.5
19701075.90.25.303.93601.4611630
5.92195.65-2.8471.754.9
19711167.83.45.1012.13674.4112150
4.47210.17-23.03705.9
19721282.45.34.6012.42758.1712540
3.21230.68-23.37705.6
19731428.55.85.909.71831.7613320
6.22245.71-14.91704.9
19741548.8-0.5905.87880.5614790
11.04269.36-6.14705.6
19751688.9-0.29.409.42963.516140
9.13332.33-53.24708.5
19761877.65.36.1012.771086.5317070
5.76371.79-73.73707.7
197720864.66.7012.391221.1918180
6.595.98-53.66707.1
19782356.65.67.408.271322.2319560
7.59409.22-59.19706.1
19792632.13.28.507.821425.6721780
11.35458.75-40.73705.8
19802862.5-0.29001540.180
0504.03-73.83707.1
198132112.59.7001679.290
0590.94-78.9769.137.6
19823345-1.95.9001832.630
0678.24-127.98509.7
19833638.14.54.2002056.880
0745.74-207.8509.6
19844040.77.24002221.20
0808.36-185.37507.5
19854346.74.13.2002418.970
0851.85-212.31507.2
19864590.23.52.2002615.840
0946.4-221.22507
19874870.23.42.8002786.040
0990.43-149.7338.56.2
19885252.64.13.6002936.230
01004.08-155.15285.4
19895657.73.54003059.710
01064.46-152.46285.3
19905979.61.93.9003227.160
01143.65-221.2285.5
19916174-0.23.5003346.390
01253.17-269.33316.9
19926539.33.32.4003408.290
01324.37-290.38317.4
19936878.72.72.3003444.140
01381.66-255.0939.66.8
19947308.842.2003490.180
01409.49-203.2539.66.1
19957664.12.52.1003562.430
01461.88-163.9739.65.6
19968100.23.72003735.030
01515.8-107.4739.6
19978608.54.51.7003922.380
01560.54-21.9639.6
19989089.24.21.1004202.050
01601.2569.2139.6
19999660.64.51.5004512.370
01652.59125.5639.6
200010284.83.72.2004781.980
01701.89236.4539.6
200110621.80.82.4005199.680
01788.77127.339.1
200210977.51.61.8005594.450
01863.9-157.838.6
200311510.72.52.2005979.910
02010.98-304.1635
200412274.93.63006259.130
02140.3835
200513093.73.13.3006525.140
035
200613855.92.93.2006868.140
035
200714477.625007300.240
035
200814718.644007820.330
035
200914418.734008434.790
035
201014964.424008613.90
035

Consumer Price Index:
The US Census Bureau maintains a time series, E-135: Consumer Price Indexes (all items) from 1800 to 1970.
Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Part 1
E. Prices and Price Indexes: Series E-135; p.211 (pdf)



Why Stuck on Stupid?

Seventy years ago the leaders of both US political parties turned away from the policies that had created an economic powerhouse we call the Roaring Twenties. For ten long years Americans suffered through wrenching economic dislocations: deflation, inflation, a four-year economic contraction, endless unemployment, mindless political experiments, and ruthless attacks on businessmen for political gain as their leaders stayed Stuck on Stupid.

Today, after a twenty-five year economic boom, Americans are once more faced with a political elite that wants to monkey with success. It wants to raise tax rates. It wants to restrict trade. It wants to increase government power.

It‘s time to look back and remind ourselves how it came to be, starting in 1929, that America got itself Stuck on Stupid. Otherwise it could happen again.

1929-1939: “A Decade that will live — in stupidity.”