Want to end poverty?
The 50th anniversary of the “War on Poverty” has raised attention to the need to again address poverty as a public issue — of concern to the country’s future.Measured in terms of senior poverty, the War on Poverty produced results. Measured in terms of child poverty, however, results have not kept pace with other demographic trends affecting children and their families. In short, since 1966, the poverty rate among seniors has declined by two-thirds, while for young children, it has risen one-fifth...Read More
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