By sponsoring public stunts such as celebrity auctions , the federal government used War Bonds to sell the war to the American public instead of relying on American involvement in the war to sell bonds . As military costs escalated , so did the federal deficit . At the same time , social expenditures plummeted . Senate liberals , for example , introduced legislation to broaden the coverage of Social Security and another bill to provide comprehensive national health care . Congress , however , often ignored such measures in favor...











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