What happened to the Great Society?

The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964-65. The main goal was the total elimination of poverty and racial injustice.

The Great Society was successful in that it achieved some key reforms and started some important programs which have had a lasting effect on our society, not the least of which are Medicare and Medicaid. Our quality of life as Americans has improved because of them.