Two programs-the Earned Income Tax Credit law of 1974, which targeted the working poor, and the 1996 welfare reform, which targeted unemployed mothers dependent on welfare payments to raise their children-clearly increased the incentive to work. By expanding opportunity, these programs promote fairness, individual well-being, and national progress. The 1965 immigration reform enabled people to come here from countries which for years had been subject to arbitrary national origins quotas. For example, the civil rights laws of the 1960s, including the Voting Rights Act, dismantled unjust barriers to minority advancement, opening doors so that more people could walk through them to greater equality. Government succeeds when it creates opportunities by altering the social and legal contexts in which people pursue their goals. Here’s my list of the best strategies government has shown it can deploy: In looking closely at my top 12 programs, I could find no single formula for success, but I did identify some important attributes that made each program successful.
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