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The War on Poverty Is Still Losing | Virginia Beach News
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President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the “War on Poverty” in 1964, visiting Appalachia to confront inequality head-on—but decades later, the battle rages on with growing wealth gaps and stagnant wages. While slogans like “I Fight Poverty. I Work.” dominate the conversation, the real issue is whether jobs pay enough to live on. With weakened unions and fewer benefits, the economic playing field is tilted—winning this war may require rethinking the focus: fair wages, not just employment.
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