From the 1930s to the present, the federal government has increasingly used economic policy to deal with social and cultural issues. In the immediate post–World War II period, Americans experienced an unprecedented period of prosperity because of the accumulation of personal savings and the expansion of industry during the war. But by the 1960s, it was apparent that although most Americans’ standard of living had increased, African Americans and other groups had fallen deeper into poverty. President Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to correct the problem by using tax revenues to fund a new welfare state—the Great Society, which had programs ranging from Head Start to Medicaid that supported health, education, and community development. The Great Society redistributed the wealth but also created a group of people who became dependent on the federal government. After several decades, states including Wisconsin began to experiment with ways to eliminate this dependency on welfare. As of 2003, the number of people on the welfare rolls has dropped because similar efforts have also been undertaken at the federal level. This change in economic policy led to a drop in the number of births to unwed mothers and the number of abortions.
Welfare
From the 1930s to the present, the federal government has increasingly used economic policy to deal with social and cultural issues. In the immediate post–World War II period, Americans experienced an unprecedented period of prosperity because of the accumulation of personal savings and the expansion of industry during the war. But by the 1960s, it was apparent that although most Americans’ standard of living had increased, African Americans and other groups had fallen deeper into poverty. President Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to correct the problem by using tax revenues to fund a new welfare state—the Great Society, which had programs ranging from Head Start to Medicaid that supported health, education, and community development. The Great Society redistributed the wealth but also created a group of people who became dependent on the federal government. After several decades, states including Wisconsin began to experiment with ways to eliminate this dependency on welfare. As of 2003, the number of people on the welfare rolls has dropped because similar efforts have also been undertaken at the federal level. This change in economic policy led to a drop in the number of births to unwed mothers and the number of abortions.
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