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Recycling the cycle of poverty.

We are fortunate to have a guest post today from Robin Averbeck. Ms. Averbeck is a doctoral candidate working on the community action programs of the Lyndon Johnson administration, and has some insights appropriate to the current interest in Charles Murray’s new book and the idea of a culture of poverty. It’s always a privilege [...]
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A New 'Daisy Ad'

Politics / US Politics : Politics: The Atlantic (3 years ago)

A GOP candidate to replace Pete Hoekstra reworks Lyndon Johnson's "Daisy" ad implying nuclear holocaust were he not re-elected Pete Hoekstra - Republican - Primary election - Lyndon B. Johnson - United States Read Post

LBJ's War On Poverty Is The Greatest Policy Failure Of Modern America

Business & Finance : Business Insider: Money Game (2 years ago)

President Lyndon Johnson and the “best and the brightest” who staffed his administration led this country into three quagmires. By far the most famous, but perhaps not the most expensive and dangerous resulted from LBJ’s escalation ... Read Post

BOOMTOWN 2: Taxpayers Have Spent $15 Trillion on 'War on Poverty'

Politics / US Politics : Big Government (last month)

Since President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared “war on poverty,” U.S. taxpayers have spent $15 trillion on so-called anti-poverty programs—a figure slightly less than the national debt. Sean Hannity, Government Accountability Instit... Read Post


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