war on poverty

Matthews, Dylan. “Everything you need to know about the war on poverty.”

Washington post. The Washington Post., 08 Jan 2014. Web. 02 Mar. 2016.

 

 

The war on poverty was declared by former United States president Lyndon B. Johnson. The phrase War on poverty is a set of initiatives and programs to help cut the debt of the united states in the late 1960`s by half. The task focused on four major programs to help stabilize the unemployment rate and help the economy. The four main programs that where established where the Social Security Acts of 1965, the Food Stamp Act of 1964, the Economic opportunity Act of 1964, and The Elementary and Secondary Education Act signed in 1965. Many of programs that LBJ installed are still present now. One of the many reasons why LBJ declared a war on poverty in 1965 where from the influences of civil activist groups, mainly the naacp. Poverty did decrease over the years, but the real question to be answered of whether the war on poverty actually contributed anything. My belief is no since the Nixon administration cancelled most of the programs LBJ put in order. The decrease of poverty was a group effort that lasted over the years that is still being fought today.