Liberal Achievements

Achievements of Liberalism in the U.S.

All or most were strenuously resisted by conservatives and many Republicans.

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


So before you knock liberalism, remember it's given you MOST of what Americans take for granted--and many died for. This info is taken from Shoq Value