The New Frontier

What did the New Frontier do for the economy? (2)

Increased minimum wage to $1.25

Cut both corporate and individual taxes to encourage investing

What did the New Frontier do for workers’ rights? (2)

1961 fair labour standards act to ensure adequate pay

1962 executive order provided federal employees with bargaining rights (unionising)

What did the New Frontier do for for welfare? (3)

20% increase to social security payments, covered an extra 5 million US citizens

extra $200m spent on welfare, impacted 750,000 kids

1963 School lunch act

What did the New Frontier do for healthcare? (2)

introduced medicare and care home funding to support the elderly

1963 social security act provided vaccines for kids

What did the New Frontier do for education? (2)

Made up 1/3 of NF legislaton

1963 vocational education act increased training opportunities

What did the New Frontier do for the environment? (3)

1963 Clean air act

Expanded national park system

Doubled water pollution funding

What did the New Frontier do for housing? (3)

$3.2 billion funding allocated, focus on the lower m/c

100,000 new homes built

420,000 jobs created thanks to the building projects

What did the New Frontier do for women? (2)

1961- Presidential commission on the status of women established

1963 equal pay act, 171,000 women reclaimed $84 million total

What did the New Frontier do for the space race? (1)

Gave Nasa a $9 billion grant to put a man on the moon.