In cities like New York, households often face considerable rental burdens and high costs of living. How much of your income should you set aside for rent? With the cost of housing on the rise, researchers are reexamining the 30-percent rule of thumb for measuring rental burden.
Hoover became the scapegoat for the Depression and was badly defeated in 1932. In the 1930's he became a powerful critic of the New Deal, warning against tendencies toward statism. In 1947 President Truman appointed Hoover to a commission, which elected him chairman, to reorganize the Executive Departments. He was appointed chairman of a similar commission by President Eisenhower in 1953.
 Liberals claim that Hoover's laissez-faire caused the Great  Depression, but the opposite is true. His interventions caused it.    While not believing in charity by the government, Hoover did try  and help the economic mess that began during his administration.He  gave much of his money to charity and encouraged Americans to do  the same.  Hoover tried to help by pressuring business leaders to keep wages  high when economic conditions dictated that they fall. Professor  Lee E. Ohanian calculates that this accounts for as much as 2/3 of  the unemployment in the first years of the Great Depression.