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Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" Explained in One Minute: Goals, Programs, Effects & Controversy

One Minute Economics
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You've probably heard at least a thing or two about President Lyndon Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson, to be more precise) and his "Great Society" vision for the United States. Lyndon Johnson's Great Society represents one of the most controversial topics when it comes to not just economics but politics as well. Many on the left see the Great Society as a significant victory, whereas many on the right consider Lyndon Johnson's initiative a big failure. Who is right? Well, as always, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Through this one minute animation, you'll find out what Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was all about, what the goals of the Great Society were, which programs were created to reach those goals and, finally, what the effects of those programs were. Whenever we're dealing with the Great Society or other topics which revolve around the role the state should play in our lives, controversy feels right at home. Letting po …...more
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Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" Explained in One Minute: Goals, Programs, Effects & Controversy
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2019Jan 27
You've probably heard at least a thing or two about President Lyndon Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson, to be more precise) and his "Great Society" vision for the United States. Lyndon Johnson's Great Society represents one of the most controversial topics when it comes to not just economics but politics as well. Many on the left see the Great Society as a significant victory, whereas many on the right consider Lyndon Johnson's initiative a big failure. Who is right? Well, as always, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Through this one minute animation, you'll find out what Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was all about, what the goals of the Great Society were, which programs were created to reach those goals and, finally, what the effects of those programs were. Whenever we're dealing with the Great Society or other topics which revolve around the role the state should play in our lives, controversy feels right at home. Letting political beliefs aside and limiting ourselves to analyzing the facts associated with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society is, in my opinion, a must. To support the channel, give me a minute (see what I did there?) of your time by visiting OneMinuteEconomics.com and reading my message. Bitcoin donations can be sent to 1AFYgM8Cmiiu5HjcXaP5aS1fEBJ5n3VDck and PayPal donations to oneminuteeconomics@gmail.com, any and all support is greatly appreciated! Oh and I've also started playing around with Patreon, my link is:   / oneminuteeconomics   Interested in reading a good book? My first book, Wealth Management 2.0 (through which I do my best to help people manage their wealth properly, whether we're talking about someone who has a huge amount of money at his disposal or someone who is still living paycheck to paycheck), can be bought using the links below: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Managem... Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wealt... iBooks (Apple) - https://itun.es/us/wYSveb.l Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo... My second book, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller The Age of Anomaly (through which I help people prepare for financial calamities and become more financially resilient in general), can be bought using the links below. Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Age-Anomaly-Sp... Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-... iBooks (Apple) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/age-... Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/the-... Last but not least, if you'd like to follow me on social media, use one of the links below:   / oneminuteeconomics     / andreipolgar     / andrei-polgar-9a11a561  

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