These were areas where increasing numbers of Americans appeared to be troubled by disturbing events or trends. Stabilization and Growth Branches of government, including Congress and such entities as the Federal Reserve System, attempt to control the extremes of boom and bust, and of inflation and depression, by adjusting tax rates, the money supply and the use of credit. They can also affect the economy by changing the amount of public spending by the government itself. Normally, the aim is a balanced federal budget. The government provides many kinds of help to businesses and individuals.
Government also provides aid to farmers by subsidizing prices they receive for their crops.
In quite a different area, government supports individuals who cannot adequately care for themselves by making grants to low- income parents with dependent children, by providing medical care for the aged and indigent, and through social insurance programs that assist the unemployed and retirees. Government also supplies relief for the poor and help for the disabled. Text prepared for The American Revolution - an .HTML project. All rights reserved.