So why would you expect even more money to "solve" this problem? Isn't it more likely that there is something ingrained genetically or behaviorally that won't be erased by more of the same approach?
Showing posts with label War on Poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War on Poverty. Show all posts
Monday, March 18, 2019
Educational Gaps Do Not Respond to Massive Government Spending
In a new paper researchers document that after 50 years of massive spending programs"gaps in achievement between the haves and have-nots are mostly unchanged over the past half century."
So why would you expect even more money to "solve" this problem? Isn't it more likely that there is something ingrained genetically or behaviorally that won't be erased by more of the same approach?
So why would you expect even more money to "solve" this problem? Isn't it more likely that there is something ingrained genetically or behaviorally that won't be erased by more of the same approach?
Thursday, February 11, 2016
What Do You Do When a War Has Failed?
If 50 years ago you started a war that failed to achieve its objective while consuming ever increasing amounts of money, what would you do?
Saturday, August 2, 2014
The War on Poverty
The US was winning the war on poverty --- right up to the point where the Federal Government declared a WAR ON POVERTY.
Percent US Families Below the Federal Poverty Line
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