50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty

50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty

Posted by on Jan 21, 2014 in Economics, Government, United States | No Comments

Solving the problem of poverty is a complicated issue as well as a continuing political hot-button topic in America. In 1964 then-president Lyndon B. Johnson made this issue a priority by declaring a “war on poverty” during his first State of the Union speech. On January 8th of this year, Johnson’s daughter, Lynda Johnson Robb, joined […]

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