Thursday, August 25th, 2016 10:52:05
The War on Poverty, A Better Way
On January 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson kicked off the War on Poverty during his State of the Union speech, declaring “unconditional war on poverty in America.” Congress joined with him and created programs to provide benefits to those in need. “Our aim,” stated Johnson, “is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it.”