Section: Social Studies

Question 109 of 124

109) The task of economic policy is to create a prosperous America. The unfinished task of prosperous Americans is to build a Great Society. Our accomplishments have been many; these tasks remain unfinished:
  • to achieve full employment without inflation;
  • to restore external equilibrium and defend the dollar;
  • to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of our private and public economies;
  • to widen the benefits of prosperity;
  • to improve the quality of American life
-Lyndon B. Johnson

Former President Lyndon felt that the most important first step in the war against poverty is