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WhiskeyGrinder

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5. It was declared, though; informally, in 1964.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 05:03 PM

Feb 2021

There was a big pushback, as there always is, over time. The final blow against LBJ's effort was the so-called Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, signed by Bill Clinton.

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How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive [View all] applegrove Feb 2021 OP

Business and Industry would know this. They do endless studies on applegrove Feb 2021 #1

It's about power DBoon Feb 2021 #3

At the end of the day they care most about profits. Shell_Seas Feb 2021 #4

We'd be surprised how many ills in our society could be fixed with a War on Poverty. CrispyQ Feb 2021 #2

It was declared, though; informally, in 1964. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #5

Poverty hurts people in many ways. I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2021 #6

it s about power... Ollie Garkie Feb 2021 #7