Lyndon Johnson started the War on Poverty 50 years ago. Conservatives claim its a failure because poverty still exists, but the evidence is clear: without the social safety net, things in America would be much worse: http://mm4a.org/1cYyUR1
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Lyndon Johnson started the War on Poverty 50 years ago. Conservatives claim its a failure because poverty still exists, but the evidence is clear: without the social safety net, things in America would be much worse: http://mm4a.org/1cYyUR1
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