I believe it may have been WWII that actually ended the depression, along with the WPA and other Roosevelt spending programs. Cutting taxes to the rich never helped anyone but the rich. Ever heard of the trickle down theory, Reagans theory, well, it doesn't work. The rich just keep the extra money and the poor are fucked like always. All this bullshit about how cutting taxes to the rich promotes jobs is foolish jibberish. Cutting taxes to the rich promotes the rich, period. The rich already have the money to make new jobs. They won't use it untill they can see they'll make a fair return on investment, no matter how much they get in reduced tax liabilities.