After Lyndon Johnson was elected as the president of the United States, he vowed to improve the condition of the poor. The poor suffered from many problems. They lacked proper health care, education, and lifestyle. President Johnson knew that to end poverty, he had to provide services to the people and he had to instill confidence in peoples mind about the services that he was providing them. Hence, in his state of the union address, he declared a war on poverty, and in the hopes of attaining the “great society”, and his goal, he improved upon the education, healthcare, and after-retirement services.
According to Johnson, one of the reasons for poverty was a lack of proper education. Education is important. In order to have a society that is constantly evolving and learning from experience, education is important. Also, education created many employment opportunities. New schools had to be constructed that needed construction workers. To run those schools, cleaners, chefs, etc. had to be hired. Libraries had to be built to provide quiet study place for students to concentrate. President Johnson even assured the American citizens that their taxes would benefit everyone. New schools would benefit the rich and the poor (Johnson, page 2). Johnson knew …show more content…
Johnson was informed about the fact that people needed healthcare when they had grown old. The old ones couldn’t rely on their children to take care of them, since they were working to support themselves and/or their families. Hence, in his state of the union address, Johnson expressed that a dollar a month would go a long way when the taxpayer would grow old (Johnson, page 2), as that would pay off the bills and expenses when they grew old. One of the programs initiated after the healthcare legislation was approved was Medicare. Many Americans felt assured that they wouldn’t be sick all the time when they grew old. Hence, Americans were confident of Johnson’s
According to Johnson, one of the reasons for poverty was a lack of proper education. Education is important. In order to have a society that is constantly evolving and learning from experience, education is important. Also, education created many employment opportunities. New schools had to be constructed that needed construction workers. To run those schools, cleaners, chefs, etc. had to be hired. Libraries had to be built to provide quiet study place for students to concentrate. President Johnson even assured the American citizens that their taxes would benefit everyone. New schools would benefit the rich and the poor (Johnson, page 2). Johnson knew …show more content…
Johnson was informed about the fact that people needed healthcare when they had grown old. The old ones couldn’t rely on their children to take care of them, since they were working to support themselves and/or their families. Hence, in his state of the union address, Johnson expressed that a dollar a month would go a long way when the taxpayer would grow old (Johnson, page 2), as that would pay off the bills and expenses when they grew old. One of the programs initiated after the healthcare legislation was approved was Medicare. Many Americans felt assured that they wouldn’t be sick all the time when they grew old. Hence, Americans were confident of Johnson’s