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A question for liberals!?
If you really believe that liberal politicians really care about the poor and middle-class, could you please explain why? Could you come up with specific examples based on what they do or what they've done, rather than what they say they want to do or what they say they've done, and how it's helped?
6 Answers
- tonalc2Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Since you guys call all Democrats liberals, here's a list of Democratic, liberal and progressive programs:
The GI Bill
The Peace Corps
Americorps
The Civil Rights Movement
Earned Income Tax Credit
Family & Medical Leave Act
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Americans With Disabilities Act
Women's right to control their reproductive future
Allowing citizens to view their own credit records
"Motor-Voter" Act
The Voting Rights Act
Unemployment Insurance
Medicare/Medicaid
Food Stamps/WIC
Social Security
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Labor Laws
Food Safety Laws
Workplace Safety Laws
The Tennessee Valley Project
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Women's Right to Vote
Universal Public Education
Rural Electrification
Public Universities
Bank Deposit Insurance (FDIC)
- KiniLv 79 years ago
Not only liberal Democrats but Democrats of all stripes. Harry Truman was not liberal yet he wanted a national health care plan. Nixon was not even a Democrat but he wanted a national health care plan.
There are so many examples of how the Dems have fought for the working class it is hard to know where to start, begininng with the union movement early in the 20th century to stop workers from exploitation by bosses.
The reason why, maybe they are social workers at heart and have empathy for the underdog, dont like to see fellow Americans suffering. Maybe they realize that corporations get government welfare in the millions so individuals should get some help too.
- ?Lv 69 years ago
3 words: Universal Health Care.
A lot of liberals --& moderate Dems--are for a non-profit insurance coverage for people, like myself, who are too poor to afford health care.
And Obamacare is NOT Single Payer. Far from it.
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