Title: How did the US involvement in the Vietnam War affect domestic programs? - eNotes.com
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The Vietnam War
How did the US involvement in the Vietnam War affect domestic programs?
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Content: Johnson initially resisted this, as he knew it would be a political nightmare. Eventually, Johnson called for tax increases in 1967 to pay for both the war and Great Society programs. His political opponents said that they would only support the tax hikes if he made spending cuts. In the end, it became impossible to fund both the war and these domestic reforms. As a result, some of the domestic reforms that Johnson sought fell by the wayside. Johnson felt that the Vietnam War had cost him so much in popularity that...
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