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50 years ago LBJ started "The War On Poverty"
Yet trillions of dollars and 50 years later we are still at the same poverty rate and growing. Is it time we look at the failed policies of this war and try something new? Or do we settle for the status quo and just keep pumping money into the war? Where has all the money gone? |
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Edited by
Sojourning_Soul
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Wed 01/08/14 09:45 AM
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50 years ago LBJ started "The War On Poverty" Yet trillions of dollars and 50 years later we are still at the same poverty rate and growing. Is it time we look at the failed policies of this war and try something new? Or do we settle for the status quo and just keep pumping money into the war? Where has all the money gone? You might better ask how congress creates millionaires The War on Poverty kept poor people poor Opinion: Market forces were responsible for increased living standards Discussions about whether we need a new War on Poverty paint a picture of increasing inequality and worsening poverty in the U.S. that could only be solved by more federal government intervention. Calling for a new War on Poverty overlooks the larger history of economic growth, the real gains in the living standards of poor Americans since the Johnson era. <more> http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-war-on-poverty-kept-poor-people-poor-2014-01-08 |
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50 years ago LBJ started "The War On Poverty" Yet trillions of dollars and 50 years later we are still at the same poverty rate and growing. Is it time we look at the failed policies of this war and try something new? Or do we settle for the status quo and just keep pumping money into the war? Where has all the money gone? You might better ask how congress creates millionaires possibly something to do with all those "Wars On.................." |
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the poverty rate has ebbed and flowed,, like most things
the greatest dip between 60 and 73 aeeing increases til 92 with another drp from 92 to 2000 perhaps lessons can be taken by looking at the differences happening during the times of poverty decrease and those happening during times of poverty rise,,, |
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Edited by
Sojourning_Soul
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Wed 01/08/14 10:41 AM
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the poverty rate has ebbed and flowed,, like most things
the greatest dip between 60 and 73 aeeing increases til 92 with another drp from 92 to 2000 perhaps lessons can be taken by looking at the differences happening during the times of poverty decrease and those happening during times of poverty rise,,, Yep! Over 45M Americans now on food stamps under just 5 years of this regime Record 46 Million Americans Are on Food Stamps And these figures are from 2012...... it's gotten worse! http://www.cnbc.com/id/48898378 |
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Edited by
Conrad_73
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Thu 01/09/14 10:46 AM
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Interesting Article here.
http://bastiat.mises.org/2014/01/50th-anniversary-of-federal-governments-failed-war-on-poverty/ That War is a War on the Poor who are trying to better themselves,NOT a War on Poverty! |
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poverty, terror, drugs, will always exist
I am leary of anyone who believes we can effectively DEFEAT These realities what we can do is decrease them or address their consequences or prepare for their reality 'war on' is a silly phrase in my opinion when it comes to human flaws and obstacles that have been around since humans,,, that being said,,,the demographics of poverty have not changed, it has stayed pretty consistent over the last several decades with only small single digit changes not because of some theoretical 'war on poverty' not working, but because that is how the system is designed to work for those it works for,,, and knowing that it is designed that way is the very REASON we have to have policies to help people prepare for the reality or help people who suffer the consequences,,, |
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