LBJ’s War on Poverty: America’s Longest War

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“The vast majority of current programs are focused on making poverty more comfortable — giv­ing poor people more food, better shelter, health care, and so forth — rather than giving people the tools that will help them escape poverty.” Matt Cover: CNSNEWS.com

America’s longest running war is nearly in its fifty-fifth year: LBJ’s War on Poverty. The war on poverty has outlasted the Vietnam…