Are you glad liberals passed such programs as Social Security, Medicare, the Civil Rights Act, women's suffrage, federal deposit insurance, unemployment compensation, rural electrification, child labor laws, minimum wages and the 40-hour work week?
2006-10-14 16:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Those are things designed for the American people. Republicans like corporate welfare.
2006-10-14 16:52:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
No. Social secure practices is bankrupt Medicare is bankrupt The Civil Rights Act became exceeded even with the Democrat Senate women's suffrage could have got here approximately besides FDIC is an phantasm Unemployment reimbursement is purely a shell pastime the place a factor of your pay is withheld till you're laid off, yet purely from a partaking company Rural electrification could have got here approximately besides toddler exertions rules have been supported by ability of maximum folk, no longer purely liberals minimum salary expenses jobs 40 hour artwork week is not one of the government's company
2016-10-02 07:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by esannason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all of these programs were great. Some of them, particularly Social Security and some of Johnson's Great Society programs, have grown far beyond what they were ever designed to do.
Take Social Security. It was designed to be a safety net for retirees who had lost all their savings in the Depression or whose children (who would normally support their parents in their old age) had died in WWII. It was not supposed to pay out to everybody, only to those who could not afford their own retirements. We could save Social Security TODAY if we simply reduced benefits for people who have other income. This, however, offends some people's sensibilities, since everyone paid into it. Why should only the lazy, selfish people who refused to plan for their future get it?
On the other hand, why should Bill Gates get Social Security? He will, you know, when he's 65.
2006-10-14 17:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by Chredon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
social security although brought to vote by FDRwas brought to him from a minnisota farmer and doctor to combat the depression,the farmer and doctors were a group of republican think tank of over 1000 members in i think 1934 or 5 ..check it out! and the civil rights bill would have been defeated if it weren't for the republican party ,kennedy didn't want to touch it due to southern senators and governors pressure! the unemployment falls with in the social security guidlines,,check it out!
2006-10-14 17:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of these programs have done good things but like most government programs have done as much or more harm. They have all made people more reliant on the federal government to solve their problems with legislation and regulation instead of facing their problems themselves.
2006-10-14 16:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by roamin70 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Such little real knowledge on here.
2006-10-14 17:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question.
If it weren't for the liberals these programs, which people take for granted, wouldn't exist.
There are so many more too!
2006-10-14 17:00:27 · answer #7 · answered by Villain 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Why didn't you mention welfare? Now there was a winner!
2006-10-14 17:30:11 · answer #8 · answered by C D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋