Despite trillions of taxpayer dollars spent to eradicate poverty since the late 1960s, the poverty rate across the country has hardly budged. And nearly every strategy we have employed in this “war on poverty” – dealing with everything from health care to criminal justice – has failed to achieve genuine change in our most vulnerable communities. In that same time, participation in civil society, marriage, and religion have deteriorated in poor neighborhoods – compounding economic hardship with social isolation. All of this might lead some to the depressing conclusion that America’s war on poverty has failed. But the evidence proves nothing of the sort. On the contrary, I believe the American people are poised to launch a new, bold, and heroic offensive in the war on poverty… if conservatives summon the courage to lead it.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:09:32 +0000
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