Achievements of Liberalism in the U.S.
By Shoq, on September 25, 2009, at 4:28 am
All or most were strenuously resisted by conservatives and many Republicans.
- Interstate Highway System
It wasn't Ike's idea. It was a liberal initiative begun in the '30s. Ike was a liberal. - Almost all of our Labor Laws (and All Child Labor laws)
- The Marshall Plan
- Environmental Laws
- Freedom of Information Act
- Workplace safety laws
- Social Security
- The Space Program
- Securities Act of 1933 & Most banking Regulations
- The Peace Corps
- Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
- The Civil rights movement
- Fight against Nazis, Fascism and Totalitarianism
Wilson, FDR ,Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy. All liberals - The Development and Deployment for the Internet (DARPA/HPCA)
- The Tennessee Valley project
- Women's right to vote
- Universal Public Education
- National Weather Service
- National Science Foundation/Basic Scientific Research
- Product Labeling/Truth in Advertising Laws
- Public Health Service and CDC
- Morrill Land Grant Act (land for State public Universities)
- Rural Electrification
- Public Universities
- Bank Deposit Insurance
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Public Broadcasting
- Hoover Dam
- Pell Grants
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 – New (March 25th, 2010)
So before you knock liberalism, remember it's given you MOST of what Americans take for granted–and so many have died for.
Please take a moment to Retweet this list below. It's far past time that America once again learned to respect, admire, and celebrate it's liberal nature, traditions and achievements.
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