President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty." "His vision was of helping the disadvantaged to help themselves," Robert Dallek says.

he pledged to eliminate poverty in America. But more than five decades, several welfare programs, and $25 trillion later, the welfare system has largely failed the poor. Currently, the United ...

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Here are the top presidents with the lowest poverty rates. Reports show that over 40 million people in America live in poverty, with more than five million living in “Third World conditions”.