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The Great Society

The Great Society. What would you expect to be the positive and negative reactions towards the Great Society?. The Programs. Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)  worked to create jobs and fight poverty VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

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The Great Society

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  1. The Great Society What would you expect to be the positive and negative reactions towards the Great Society?

  2. The Programs • Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) • worked to create jobs and fight poverty • VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) • young people were put to work in poor school districts • Medicare • gov’t health insurance program for the elderly over 65 • Medicaid • gov’t health care for people on welfare

  3. Head Start • education program directed at disadvantaged preschool children • Elem. and Sec. Educ Act of 1965 • provided millions of dollars to public and private schools • Dept. of Housing and Urban Development • help the nation’s deteriorating cities; build houses for middle and low income • Immigration Reform Act • strict limit on immigrants coming to U.S.; eliminated preference system • Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed by Congress • Outlawed discrimination in voting, education, and public places • Title IX prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex

  4. Food Stamp Act • coupons to buy food for disadvantaged people • Job Corps • job training for Americans aged 16 through 21 • National Foundations of the Arts— • offered grants to artists and scholars • National Traffic and Motor Act— • established safety standards for all vehicles • CAP— • program that offered gov’t grants to community groups to improve neighborhoods • Programs still remaining: Medicare, Medicaid, Project Head Start, Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of HUD, Food Stamps

  5. Criticisms of the Great Society • Some people felt that it only benefited African Americans and minorities which resided in poor living conditions • Increased gov’t spending on: areas of poverty, health care • LBJ approved a tax cut so DEFICIT SPENDING increased the national debt • Areas of low-income housing became centers for crime • People criticized Food Stamp programCHANGE to credit-like card instead of food stamps

  6. Summary: The Great Society • What do you think was the most important part of LBJ’s “Great Society”? Why? • Would you consider the “Great Society” to be a successful program? Why? • In 195921% of U.S. lived in poverty • By 196912% lived below poverty

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