Why did the new deal seek to solve the problems of the depression through public works rather than the dole?

The New Deal sought to solve the problems of the depression through public works because through public works progress they could help to get Americans back to work and also to stimulate the economy through government spending. 

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His belief that laws designed to the majority would succeed in aiding minorities as well