A study by the think tank American Enterprise Institute compares the evolution of poverty in the United States before and after President Johnson launched the "war" in his speech on the state of the Union in January 1964. An "unconditional" war, in his words, at that time when about a fifth of Americans lived below the poverty line. The central idea was that the federal government should intervene actively and, in fact, adopted strong measures, …
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A study by the think tank American Enterprise Institute compares the evolution of poverty in the United States before and after President Johnson launched the "war" in his speech on the state of the Union in January 1964. An "unconditional" war, in his words, at that time when about a fifth of Americans lived below the poverty line. The central idea was that the federal government should intervene actively and, in fact, adopted strong measures, …