1. Public policy is a choice that government makes in response to a political issue.

2. LO 1.3 To Learning Objectives

3. What kinds of politics does this fall under?

4.  Attempt to provide assistance and support to specific groups in society  US is a diverse nation  What are the economic differences and why do they exist?  What roles should the gov’t and private sector play in helping the less fortunate?  What are the most effective gov’t policies?

5. 1. Improved day-to-day living conditions 2. Entitlement Programs 3. Means-tested programs joy on baur Romney's 47 npr criminalizing homelessness

7.  Income Disparity in the US  Who’s Getting What?  Who’s Poor in America?  How Public Policy Affects Income

8.  Way to affect income distribution:  Proportional taxes  Progressive taxes  Regressive taxes

9.  Transfer payments  In-kind payments  Who’s benefited?

11. A. Private vs Public Concern B. New Deal C. Great Society D. President Reagan E. President Clinton

12. A. Facts on social security B. Long-term sustainability

13.  Means-tested programs  US compared to other industrialized democracies  Understanding social welfare policy in America