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Shifting Politics and Policies, 1970s-1980s

Shifting Politics and Policies, 1970s-1980s. David S. Busch. Gallup Poll (1964) What does this poll suggest about the public’s view of welfare policy in the mid-1960s?. Document Interpretation 1:.

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Shifting Politics and Policies, 1970s-1980s

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  1. Shifting Politics and Policies, 1970s-1980s David S. Busch

  2. Gallup Poll (1964) • What does this poll suggest about the public’s view of welfare policy in the mid-1960s? Document Interpretation 1:

  3. ”I read the president of the welfare mother’s organization, Mrs. Tillman, is from the Watts area. It costs $200 to fly from California to Washington. Why isn’t she putting this amount, or whatever amount it cost her to come here to better use? To feed her supposedly starving children, for instance. And who is caring for these mother-deprived children while her Mother conducts ‘stand ins.’ If these mothers are so great at organization and so effect as to get a Senate Finance Committee hearing, I suggest that they put their talent to work by organizing bay-sitting pools so that Mother can go to work occasionally.” (Letter excerpt to Senator Russel B. Long (1967), Committee Chair for Hearings on Welfare ) • What does this letter reveal about some citizens’ views of community action efforts at the end of the 1960s? Letter

  4. “…It’s time to call a halt – it’s already out of hand…Individuals who can’t manage their own finances are being given lump sums. As of now they only have to sign a paper that they need relief to get it. I have to work hard for 8 weeks to ear $800 before tax withholding…Believe me, everyone I know feels as strongly as I do…” (Letter excerpt to Senator Russel B. Long (1967), Committee Chair for Hearings on Welfare) • What does this letter reveal about some citizens’ views of welfare aid (in money) at the end of the 1960s? Letter (b)

  5. McGirr • How did conservatives view the Federal Government? • What was the difference between Libertarian Conservatives and Social Conservatives? • Why do these views matter in relation to welfare policy? • How do these worldviews help explain the 1967 letters? Reading Discussion

  6. Unemployment (1970s-1980s)

  7. Ronald Reagan (1980 Campaign) • What does the comic suggest about those on welfare?

  8. Group 1: Excerpt from “The Coming Welfare Crisis” • I believe the problem with welfare is… • Group 2: : “Beyond Entitlement” • I believe the problem with welfare is… • Group 3: “Why Welfare Reform Is a Sham” • I believe efforts to reform welfare is a sham because… • Group 4: Excerpt from Reagan Address • The new welfare policy is… Document Interpretation

  9. Whose voice was marginalized in the process? • Based on yesterday and today’s class, what do you think caused the shift in welfare policies from the 1960s to the 1980s? 1980s

  10. Why do you think there was there such a strong backlash to the “War on Poverty” program, but not as strong of a backlash towards the New Deal? What do you think is/are the key factors? Takeaway:

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