Question

Which of the following contributed to the Democratic Party becoming the party of the welfare state after the New Deal?
a. American workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively were protected by the government.
b. Under Roosevelt's leadership, Congress established a federal health insurance program for poor Americans.
c. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed taxing the richest in order to fund direct payments to the poor.
d. The Democratic Party opposed the expansion of the federal government during and after the New Deal.

Answer 1

The Democratic party became the party of the welfare state because President Franklin Roosevelt proposed taxing the richest in order to fund direct payments to the poor.

President Roosevelt had to raise the tax income that the wealthy people in the society were paying. He introduced what is known as the progressive tax system.

He then tried to address issues with those that were unemployed in the society. He created the Works progress Administration that employed the uneducated, artisans and builders.

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