The Surprising Truth About the ‘War on Poverty’: Is It Trapping Americans in a Permanent Underclass?
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Washington DC, When President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” in 1964, the goal was clear: give Americans a “hand up,” not a “handout.” But six decades and trillions of dollars later, a growing body of economic research suggests the results are far more complicated than a simple victory.
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