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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the government provides for people it is not out of “benevolence.”  It is because having a healthy, educated electorate and workforce is in our best interest.

Otherwise cool story bro.[/quote]

The government providing for the poor has completely failed to be a mechanism that lifts people out of poverty and creates a healthy, educated electorate and workforce.  
-Republican from Silver Spring[/quote]

False.  LBJ's War on Poverty was an objective success by every measure, and was dismantled by Nixon & Reagan because lifting people (particularly African Americans) out of poverty didn't match their economic and political goals.[/quote]

Oh yeah I remember when LBJ declared war on poverty and by 1968 there were no more poor people.  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

It was just like his other triumphant military campaign, the war in Vietnam - victory was always "just around the corner" but never actually achieved, but come on, if we only pour in [i]just a few more men and dollars[/i] success is certain...[/quote]

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