The US war on poverty
In 1964, US President Johnson declared war on poverty. He stated that the wealthiest nation on Earth should be able to beat it.
Yet, up to that point, the US had no official measure of poverty and no statistics on its scope, form or changing nature.
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Poverty in 2021 looks different than in 1964 – but the US hasn't changed how it measures who's poor
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