Question

according to roosevelt, what is the job of the federal government?
○ to wait for wealth to trickle down from the rich to the less fortunate
○ to make sure local governments provide economic relief
○ to help a few people of the us become wealthy
○ to ensure the well being of all people of the us
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there are two ways of viewing the governments duty in matters affecting economic and social life. the first sees to it that a favored few are helped and hopes that some of their prosperity will leak through, sift through, to labor, to the farmer, to the small business man.... i say that while primary responsibility for relief rests with localities now, as ever, yet the federal government has always had and still has a continuing responsibility for the broader public welfare. it will soon fulfill that responsibility

Explanation:

The text rejects the trickle-down approach (helping a few and hoping prosperity spreads) and states the federal government has a responsibility for the broader public welfare, meaning the well-being of all US people. The other options align with the rejected narrow approach or shift duty to local governments, which contradicts the stated federal role.

Answer:

to ensure the well being of all people of the US