The goal was to abolish poverty and establish racial equality. The attempt to abolish poverty did not work because it could not end the underlying reasons for poverty. It is almost impossible to change people's work attitudes or life styles. There were a lot of expensive programs but much of the money went to "administration", meaning government workers were paid for doing nothing useful. Some of the programs recorded limited benefits but had no long term effects on poverty.
The drive to end racial inequality worked better than the efforts to end poverty, but again was blocked by old attitudes and customs.
Medicare, medicaid, war on poverty
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. It aimed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, and included initiatives like Medicare, Medicaid, and various educational reforms. Johnson's vision for the Great Society sought to improve the quality of life for all Americans and expand civil rights.
president johnson cut back on great society programs to help pay for the war
Johnson had initiatives to provide insurance and health care for the elderly and poor, to improve education and housing for the poor, to encourage and expand the arts and educational television, and to protect and repair damage to the environment.
The Vietnam War deflected people from the aims of his Great Society.
Medicare, medicaid, war on poverty
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. It aimed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, and included initiatives like Medicare, Medicaid, and various educational reforms. Johnson's vision for the Great Society sought to improve the quality of life for all Americans and expand civil rights.
Lyndon Johnson was the President who started the Great Society progams.
president johnson cut back on great society programs to help pay for the war
Medicare was one of President Johnson's initiatives as part of the Great Society program. It was signed in 1965. The first Medicare card was granted to former President Harry S. Truman.
The Great Society - Apex
Major goals of President Johnson's Great Society were to help end poverty and to end discrimination in voter registration.
The Great Society aimed to address poverty, racial injustice, and access to healthcare and education. It included initiatives such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Civil Rights Act, and the War on Poverty.
The Great Society
Johnson had initiatives to provide insurance and health care for the elderly and poor, to improve education and housing for the poor, to encourage and expand the arts and educational television, and to protect and repair damage to the environment.
Lyndon Johnson
It was Lyndon Johnson.