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.

1. Interstate Highway System
   It wasn't Ike's idea. It was a liberal initiative begun in the '30s. Ike was a liberal.
2. Almost all of our Labor Laws (and All Child Labor laws)
3. The Marshall Plan
4. Environmental Laws
5. Freedom of Information Act
6. Workplace safety laws
7. Social Security
8. The Space Program
9. Securities Act of 1933 & Most banking Regulations
10. The Peace Corps
11. Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
12. The Civil rights movement
13. Fight against Nazis, Fascism and Totalitarianism
    Wilson, FDR ,Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy. All liberals
14. The Development and Deployment for the Internet (DARPA/HPCA)
15. The Tennessee Valley project
16. Women's right to vote
17. Universal Public Education
18. National Weather Service
19. National Science Foundation/Basic Scientific Research
20. Product Labeling/Truth in Advertising Laws
21. Public Health Service and CDC
22. Morrill Land Grant Act (land for State public Universities)
23. Rural Electrification
24. Public Universities
25. Bank Deposit Insurance
26. Earned Income Tax Credit
27. Family and Medical Leave Act
28. Consumer Product Safety Commission
29. Public Broadcasting
30. Hoover Dam
31. Pell Grants
32. Americans With Disabilities Act
33. State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
34. 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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