Tag Archives: War on Poverty

The American Conservative: Timothy S. Goglein: The Moynihan Report at 50

Source:The New Democrat  I believe the failure of the Great Society and where it comes up really short, is that it has essentially subsidized poverty in America. Not help people get out of poverty, but subsidize them while they’re in … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kesler Interviewing Chris DeMuth

. Source:The New Democrat  What they are essentially talking about is what became known as the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 that was a bipartisan bill in Congress between Democrats and Republicans that was negotiated with President Bill Clinton. But … Continue reading

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Representative Paul Ryan: Expanding Opportunity in America

Source:The New Democrat  I’ve seem some of the reactions from so-called progressive publications like Salon and the AlterNet about Representative Paul Ryan’s anti-poverty programs reform plan. Representative Ryan is of course the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and a … Continue reading

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NBC News Brian Williams Interviewing U.S. Representative Paul Ryan: ‘We All Have a Role to Play’

. Source:The New Democrat  I rarely agree with Representative Paul Ryan on anything, but he actually makes some good points about poverty in America. And what I respect about is that he makes his points in an interesting way that … Continue reading

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Newsmax: Reverend Jesse Jackson: ‘President Obama Has No Visible Plan to Help Nation’s Poor’

Source:Newsmax talking to Reverend Jesse Jackson. “In a Newsmax exclusive at Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Rev. Jesse Jackson says it’s time to fight poverty and that President Obama lacks a plan to do so.” From Newsmax I hate to … Continue reading

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Invest Bliguru: Free to Choose- Milton Friedman: ‘Cradle to Grave-Public Assistance (1980)’

Source:Invest Bliguru– Robert Lampman participating in this discussion. Source:The FreeState “Since the Depression years of the 1930s, there has been almost continuous expansion of governmental efforts to provide for people’s welfare. First, there was a tremendous expansion of public works. … Continue reading

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Tavis Smiley & Cornel West: ‘The Rich & The Rest Of Us’

Source:Amazon– Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s book. “Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Saul Alinsky- ‘Mobilizing The Poor (1967)’

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– Community activist Saul Alinsky, appearing on Firing Line in 1967. Source:The FreeState  “The common aim of all Mr. Alinsky’s organizations is to mobilize the poor–mobilize them by whatever mean comes to hand (marches, sit-ins)–to … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Ryan Messmore- ‘Does Advocating Limited Government Mean Abandoning the Poor’

Source:First Things– a Christian-Nationalist publication. “Abstract: Government anti-poverty programs share the flawed assumption that poverty in America is primarily a material problem that can be solved by increased welfare and entitlement spending. Poverty in America is often the result of … Continue reading

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PBS: The Open Mind with Richard Hefner- Professor Milton Friedman: On The Minimum Wage (1975)

Source:The Open Mind With Richard Heffner– Professor Milton Friedman, on The Open Mind With Richard Heffner, in 1975. Source:The FreeState “It is immoral to say that people with low skills are not allowed to work. Milton Friedman discusses the effects … Continue reading

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