"Silent Cal" Coolidge or Attack of the Vacation Killer!

44. Vice-President-turned-President Coolidge was honest, moral, industrial, frugal, shy, and a mediocre leader.Plus, he does look quite pleasant.

45.Coolidge said that the man who builds a factory builds a temple and that the man who works there worships there.

Some factories deserve to be temples. Chocolate makes for a fine religion.

46. Coolidge perfectly suited the times because he was sympathetic with efforts to reduce taxes and let big business do their thing.

"Darn straight, Cal!"

47. The scandal of the times didn’t rub off on him because of his transparent honesty.

48. American shock about the scandals gradually dulled or wore leaving the alarming views of the wrongdoing that had occurred that excused the wrongdoers because they had “gotten away with it”.

"Scandal? Meh."

Fishy fun follows the finale of these five answers !!!

Wall Street's Big Bull Market

Even in the best years of the 20s, there were many signs of the impending crash. One of these was real estate speculation, as shown by the real estate boom in Florida in 1925. Countless lots were sold to buyers for ridiculous amounts of profit. However, this scheme ended after Florida was hit by a West Indian Hurricane.

These dolphins are eager to buy overpriced land!

The stock exchange also became a frantic gambling zone. Traders traded "hot tips" as they fueled their addiction for instant profits, inspired by the numerous rags-to-riches stories.Much like a dolphin, Shia LaBeouf can't wait to get those speedy profits! Also like a dolphin, I will never be able to take him seriously.

Washington did little to curb the wild speculators. In fact, the national debt had risen from about $1 billion in 1914 to almost $24 billion in 1921. To help deal with this problem, the Republican Congress created the Bureau of the Budget, the director of which helped the president put together an accurate budget report for Congress, which helped to prevent extravagant appropriations.A ballpark, representative of the kinds of estimates made by the president for the annual budget before the Bureau was made.

Mad that his precious fractions of his vast wealth were going to the government we was partially in charge of, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon let the tears trickle down from his eyes. Which gave him an idea. So hide yo excess-profits tax, hide yo gift tax, and hide yo surtax, 'cuz he's reducing everything up in here (granted that you hold a high income job).

Mellon was able to reduce the national debt by about $10 billion. However, some of his critics argue that he could have reduced it by even more, and that if he had absorbed more of the national income, then he could have reduced crazy-go-nuts speculation.
I didn't want to, but you made me!

Railroads

1. The railroad industry was targeted by the Elkins Act of 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906, and the Interstate Commerce Commission was expanded to enforce regulation.

The Elkins Act put heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates and held railroad corporations and employees responsible for discriminatory practices

So this guy will probably be blamed for that.

The Hepburn Act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates.

ICC also stands for International Cricket Council, who set the maximum amount of steroids allowed per player, unless America's the only country that has that problem.

Food Safety

1. There was great public support for Congress to act to regulate the meat-packing industry as US meat imports were threatened with banning from foreign governments because of its lack of safety. In 1906, that support resulted in the Meat Inspection Act, which decreed that the preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection.

My nanny taught me better than to trust a talking chalupa!

There was also the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which prevented the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.

Good 'ol xkcd.

Anti-Trust

The Sherman Act of 1890 forbade combinations in restraint of trade, although it did not distinguish between good and bad trusts.

According to Google, this picture from the Twilight Zone is related to good and bad trusts. So... we'll say it's because he's a trust. An ugly trust. But even if he wasn't ugly, he'd still be outlawed by the Sherman Act.

1. The Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 lengthened the Sherman Act’s lists of business practices that were deemed objectionable, including price discrimination and interlocking directorates. It also sought to exempt labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust persecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful protesting.

The protesters celebrated their right to be such with the Dance Strike, the most joyous of all forms of civil disobedience.

Protecting Workers

The La Follette Seamen’s Act of 1915 required decent treatment and a living wage on US merchant ships.

"Oh, Darling! Now those other sailors can't call me mean names anymore! Now who's the doo-doo head?"

The Workingmen’s Compensation Act of 1916 granted assistance federal civil-service employees during periods of disability.I'm not sure why Mos Def comes up in a Google search for "worker's compensation", but were those workers happy to receive that aid? Mos Def!

the small remainder of my pride after that joke ---> ...

Amendments to the Constitution

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to impose an income tax and was ratified in 1913.While I have never seen 16 Candles, I can only assume its about Molly Ringwald's frustration as she just barely moves up to the next tax bracket.

The Seventeenth Amendment, passed in 1913 as well, established direct election of senators by popular vote.I showed Ron Paul in a blog. That's, like, +2 Ron Paul points for me.

The Eighteenth Amendment, passed in 1919, prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol.

Prohibition returned much easier than it went.

The Nineteenth Amendment, passed in 1920, gave all women n America the right to vote.Suffrage. Or Else.

New Federal Agencies

The Women's Bureau was created in 1920 and represented a wedge, giving women reformers a stage for social investigation and advocacy. The Children's Bureau was created in 1912 thanks to the efforts of women activists.

A wedge of lettuce, representing a delicious bacon-topped appetizer.

1. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 empowered a presidentially appointed commission to turn a searchlight on industries engaged in interstate commerce.

Don't doing anything against sacred commerce, or else this pyramidal member of the Blue Man Group will know!

1. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was the most important piece of economic legislation between the Civil War and the New Deal. It included the Federal Reserve Board, which was appointed by the president and oversaw a nationwide system of twelve regional reserve districts, each with its own central bank, and the Board issued paper money. It carried America through the financial crisis of WWI.

Oh, Woodrow. Not even being on the $100,000 note brings out a hint of expression.

The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 made credit available to farmers at low rates of interest.

My farmer is by far more attractive that shirtless one.