Private and public economics
Lyndon Johnson
Yes- Johnson did declare a war on poverty, using his terminology. It could be considered as a campaign against economic deprivation, which is not much different from poverty.
Lyndon Johnson was the president who declared war on poverty. Poverty won.
private and public economics
poverty
During the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, the president began a series of programs aimed at reducing poverty in the US. This "war on poverty" has not been a success. Poverty remains a problem in the US.
The war on poverty.
Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon Johnson is noted for his war on poverty . Some say that poverty won.
Johnson pushed through several government programs such as TAP (Total action against Poverty) which were intended to reduce or eliminate poverty. None of the programs were particularly helpful except to the people who ran them.
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What inspired Johnson's war on poverty was that he knew what it was like to live in poverty from his childhood, and he understood suffering and he believed in social action. He felt that a wealthy, powerful government could and should try to improve the lives of its citizens.