The Great Society Programs

During the 1960's there has been many acts created in the U.S. in support of the ideal "Great Society" most Americans desired to become a reality. At this time in history, there are also many protests going on and it affects the U.S. overall to change its profile in it's social, political, and economical network. Some acts created in 1964 were Economic Opportunity Act, Tax Reduction Act, and the Wilderness Preservation Act. Each of the acts mentioned have great significance to the "Great Society", where now people see a major decrease in poverty, increase in consumption, increase in capital investments as well as decrease in unemployment. There is also fair share in owning property in the U.S., where some are reserved for environmental or governmental reasons and others for the people. Only after one year these acts were made, many more were created as well in 1965. One very important investment type of act that was created in 1965 was the Social Security Act, in which in the modern day America we Americans still see this as a significant necessity to American lives. In 1966, another very important act was made which not only saved many American lives back in the 1960's, but even today. It was called the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act and it basically was to reinforce new safety standards, like wearing a seat belt, the necessity of having a driver's license to drive, and also enforcing new traffic regulations. The last act created in 1967 that related to the "Great Society" phenomenon was the Air Quality Act. This act affected the future of the U.S. were it supported the idea of pollution reduction from motor vehicles and industrial sources.