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Which was Francis Townsend best known for during the New Deal era?

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his advocacy of pensions for the elderly

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The New Deal was supposed to provide relief, recovery, and reform to a nation in need which is the America. The deal was endorsed between 1933 to 1938 during the term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The deal was a counterattack towards the Great Depression focusing on the 3 Rs: Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Give relief to the unemployed Americans and the poor people. Recovery of America’s economy from financial crisis. And reforming the system in order not to experience the depression again. Along with this, Francis Everett Townsend, American physician who proposed "Townsend Plan" influencing the Social Security system of the Roosevelt establishment administration's.
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