war on poverty

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 13, 2021 by Arthur Brooks · across every show →

Everything said about war on poverty, oldest first

Jul 13, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Brooks: US poverty rate stayed at 10-15% despite $20T spent
“We have, the poverty rate has bounced around between 10 and 15% every year since then. Despite the fact that we spent somewhere around 20 trillion dollars in the war on poverty.”
Arthur Brooks Jul 13, 2021 ▶ 9:40 Arthur Brooks: Finding Happiness -- What Most People Get Wrong and Few Get Right · Joe Lonsdale
Oct 25, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Gramm: Prime-age poor employment fell from 68% to 36%
“When the war on poverty started, 68% of the poor people in America worked. That number is now down to, and that's prime work-age persons, ok? Now it's down to 36%.”
Phil Gramm Oct 25, 2024 ▶ 18:46 Economist Vs. Billionaire: How The Myth Of Income Inequality Is Dividing America · Joe Lonsdale
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