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Evaluate TGS’ approach to aiding w/c families (2)
Whilst 8 million children benefitted from the head start initiative, black children were disproportionately neglected.
However, between 1959-70 the number of American families in poverty decreased from 40 million to 25 million
Evaluate the performance of Community Action programmes (CAPs)
Whilst it did establish useful community resources like clinics, if they dared to resist local governing bodies then they would face federal wrath.
Evaluate TGS’ approach to employment
Job corps looked good on paper (e.g. IBM created 10,000 jobs under it) but they were poorly ran and only benefitted urban populations as well as neglecting traditional blue collar industries.
Evaluate TGS’ approach to healthcare
Whilst medicare and medicaid were incredible on paper they did not cover prescriptions in spite of their $6.5 billion of funding
Evaluate TGS’ approach to education (2)
The higher education act was an objective success, its $650 million investment aiding 11 million students
HOWEVER, the elementary and secondary education act often misdirected its $1 billion towards middle class pupils instead of working class ones.
Evaluate TGS’ approach to housing (2)
The Omnibus housing act funded 3 million low income houses
However, slum clearances were performed too quickly as affordable alternatives were not ready immediately after demolition
Evaluate TGS’ approach to the environment
No notable failures but also no huge successes.
