Less beggars, Less homeless, Less abandoned children, Less crime, Lower unemployment figures, People live longer, healthier, and educated. Higher drug dependency (legal, and illegal.
Read the article:
Is the low-income population more independent and self-supporting than before the War on Poverty?
Has the trillion-dollar expenditure eliminated poverty in America? Reduced it dramatically?
Has the trillion-dollar expenditure reduced inequality? Are the egalitarians grateful to the American people for their sacrifices in this area, or are they continually carping about increasing inequality?
Are more disadvantaged children being raised in stable two-parent families today than before the War on Poverty?
Are the children in low-income families getting good educations that prepare them for productive lives as adults? Have the racial gaps in educational achievement been eliminated or greatly narrowed?
Has illegitimacy been reduced in the low-income population?
Is crime lower today than in the 1950s, before the War on Poverty?
“What do we get for it?” It=War On Poverty (WOP) money.
Less beggars - really? Based on which data?
Less homeless - given that WOP money was used to remove ‘slum’ housing, where do the ‘homeless’ live now?
Less abandoned children - data please.
Less crime - Please! Too much laughter isn’t good for me. Lower unemployment figures - Other than loose correlation, what support for this whopper do you have.
People live longer, healthier, - Really, and why do you think WOP money played a part in this situation?
educated - EDUCATED ! ! ! Ever been to a publik skool?. Higher drug dependency (legal, and illegal.