Take the tour ×  I am mainly trying to remember the name that
was given to the jobs that he created that were rendered
'worthless', and paid a very low wage. Such examples were
scaring away pigeons and selling apples. This was all to make
the unemployment figures look better, and to give people
purpose.  However, what other strategies did he create to soften
the blow of the Great Depression?  share|improve this question
Were you thinking of "make-work" (as in "make-work job")? The
Online Etymology Dictionary puts its first use (as an adjective)
in 1913 and cites "make work" as a verbal phrase to an 1883
article in The Radical Review. –  Eugene Seidel Aug 18 at 20:02
If you are only looking for a word, perhaps this post should be
migrated to english.stackexchange.com. If you are actually
looking for the history, please clarify your question. –  Pieter
Geerkens Aug 19 at 0:29 add comment  2 Answers  This article
seems to be an unbiased analysis of Herbert Hoover's reaction to
the Crash of 1929. It paints him as