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Question: The 1990s, rather than the 1960s, were truly the decade in which the United States fought a war on poverty.
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« on: October 10, 2009, 02:43:33 PM »
Inspired by this working paper:
Fighting Poverty: Lessons from Recent by U.S. History by Rebecca M. Blank which was in Journal of Economic perspectives.
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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 02:47:41 PM »
Absolutely not!  What utter garbage.  The condition of poors continued to erode during the 1990s under a right-wing administration.  The 1960s and early 1970s were by far the period of greatest progress.
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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2009, 02:56:43 PM »
The 90's had the right combination of Economic and productivity Growth, technological advancement, and pro-growth economic policies(Welfare reform for one) That allowed us to achieve record gains in reducing the poverty level. The problems started when we flung open the Free Trade Gates with NAFTA without considering the fact that the Dollar was at record levels and still rising. Outsourcing and competition were inevitable considering that fact. And nothing was done to help make us more competative. The Precious 90's surplus should have been invested in appropriate ways to improve competativeness(Worker retraining, Higher Education, Energy Infrastructure, R&D in many industries, and small Business tax cuts and loans).
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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2009, 03:25:57 PM »
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 10, 2009, 02:56:43 PM
...and pro-growth economic policies(Welfare reform for one)

How on earth could 'Welfare Reform' effect economic growth?
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« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2009, 04:12:15 PM »
Quote from: opebo on October 10, 2009, 03:25:57 PM
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 10, 2009, 02:56:43 PM
...and pro-growth economic policies(Welfare reform for one)

How on earth could 'Welfare Reform' effect economic growth?

By increasing Labor Force Participation rates for poors.
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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2009, 05:49:07 PM »
I don't think that anyone with much knowledge of the subject/without an ideological axe to grind could take a statement like that seriously. But most economists (certainly most English speaking ones) have next to no knowledge of the issue and also have a rather large ideological axe in need of sharpening...
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2009, 02:39:05 AM »
Quote from: phknrocket1k on October 10, 2009, 04:12:15 PM
Quote from: opebo on October 10, 2009, 03:25:57 PM
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 10, 2009, 02:56:43 PM
...and pro-growth economic policies(Welfare reform for one)

How on earth could 'Welfare Reform' effect economic growth?

By increasing Labor Force Participation rates for poors.

Maybe they just died off.
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2009, 06:56:28 PM »
The 90's were too easy...too bad the 90's right wing administration didn't undo what was done by the leftists in the 60's Sad
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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 09:02:27 PM »
Absolutely not.
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