Ending Poverty in America
America cannot be the best it can be with 14 percent of its population, over 44 million individuals, living below the poverty line. We have fought high poverty rates before, President Johnson’s “Great Society” policies pulled 11 million out of poverty and Clinton’s welfare reforms moved over 7 million out of poverty. Today another push is needed, one focused on building job skills, raising incomes for the working poor, and improving education so the improvements stick.
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