The War on Poverty

Americans below the poverty line in 1967: 14%

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47 years and 22 trillion dollars

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Americans below the poverty line 2014: 14%

The War on Poverty reminds me of the trench warfare of WWI. Both sides spent a lot of money and sacrificed a lot of lives, yet the lines never moved very far in one direction or the other. Maybe there is a better way to fight poverty.