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To: Between the Lines

“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.


2 posted on 06/27/2007 9:48:46 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: kittymyrib
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.

There is much evidence that by doing this we have exacerbated the problem more than we have helped.

3 posted on 06/27/2007 9:52:19 AM PDT by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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