[Between the Lines]

It seems that Barna has fallen for the leftist propaganda that seeks to confuse combating poverty with the Biblical command to help the poor.

[kittymyrib]

“In reality, the current national poverty rate (13 percent) fits in the past 40 year’s range of 12-15 percent.”

Amazing stat, considering that the US has poured about seven TRILLION taxpayer dollars down the anti-poverty rat hole since LBJ’s “War on Poverty” began in the ‘60s. It is an extravagant flop in all aspects but one: it bought the votes of a large bloc of dependent welfare recipients. The Democrats should be grateful to us Red State smucks for our generous tax “contributions” that allow them to buy power in the flop-house cities of our country. They wouldn’t be in D. C. without our help.

[T.Smith]

I’m not convinced that poverty even exists in the United States.

[Patriotic1]

I’d love to know what the choices for other serious social problems were.