It has been more than fifty years since President Lyndon B. Johnson used his State of the Union address to declare a “war on poverty,” which soon led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, Head Start, the Job Corps and permanent food stamp programs, among other initiatives.
Has the war been won or lost? A public forum to hear both expert and citizen opinions provided possible answers to that question when Elon University hosted an evening forum as part of its Community Connections program.
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