Crazy how it's almost impossible to find an accurate death count during the Great Depression. We had an enormous famine. We had mass depopulation of urban centers. We had that famous Grapes of Wrath line.

What was the excess death during this period? Hey Google! What were the excess deaths during the Great Depression?

Historical research shows that the Great Depression of the 1930s did not produce a large overall increase in excess deaths across the U.S. population. In fact, some studies found improvements in population health during the worst years of the Depression.

No citation, incidentally. Just something the AI prompt wants you to know.

People often point to "whataboutism," but comparistics is enormously useful for occasions like these. The actual track record of socialism for developing and achieving life metric improvements like food security is astoundingly good.