Were the programs of the Great Society a wast of Government Money?

Question

Should the government be responisble for those kinds of programs or should they be left to the private sector?

Answer 1

Those social programs at least attempted to help some of our nation's most unfortunate individuals: the sick, the needy, the hungry, the homeless, the underprivileged, the disadvantaged, and the aged.
That was money much better spent that the TRILLIONS of dollars George W. Bush has squandered on an insipid 'war' in Iraq that had no justification, no plan and no goal other than to 'get even' with Hussein and generate billions of dollars in WAR PROFITS for 'big oil', Halliburton, and the Carlyle Group. -RKO- 05/25/07

Answer 2

They certainly stabilized the lives of many Americans when the country looked more like the Mexican countryside.

Most people were scraping by. Those programs made Americans big time consumers. Now they have their heads down trying to pay the bills and they're not taking care of their nation. Neocons are taking advantage of that and wasting tax dollars on enterprises to enrich themselves.

Answer 3

Yes, they were a waste. Most of the programs were absolutely unnecessary and only made poverty worse. The role of a government, if it exists at all, is to protect rights (not entitlements, which are frequently described as "rights" these days).

Answer 4

Until all people contribute to society instead of trying to leach off the american people then no the government sould not be responcible for these programs

Answer 5

Private sectors? You really think that would work?
Excuse me as I rip my hair out...

Answer 6

a little bit but those programs helped made America what it is today

Answer 7

in Canada we are wast lots of money on lesbian and feminism program's