The War on Poverty 1965-1980

The War on Poverty 1965-1980

Jacob Riis of the courtyard at 22 Buxter Street, Manhattan, about 1890. The poor in the slums, Riis wrote, "are the victims, not the masters, of their environment; and it is a bad master."
No one disputes that poverty exists in America. But how serious is the problem? Who are the poor? Why are they poor? Are there more poor people than there used to be? On such questions there is little agreement. Budget director David Stockman contends that failure to count the value of noncash benefits...

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