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In a recent report, Rep. Paul Ryan scrutinized the federal government’s 50-year "War on Poverty," highlighting inefficiencies in its 92 programs. He asserted that these initiatives create a "poverty trap," perpetuating dependency on welfare rather than fostering independence. Ryan's reflections during a March 12 interview pointed to a cultural decline in inner cities, where generational cycles of unemployment persist. He expressed concern that safety nets could become a "hammock," dissuading able individuals from pursuing work and personal growth.
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The War on Poverty 1965-2012
The “failure” of the War on Poverty Last week [Ryan] released a report on the federal government's 50-year-old "War on Poverty" that concluded that many of the 92 federal programs aimed at assisting the poor were "haphazard" and contributed to a "poverty trap" that keeps people dependent on welfare benefits. Reuters 3/14/14 _____________________________ Ryan also said the following: • On March 12 on Morning in American he referred to a "tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value of work." • “…federal programs are not only failing to address the problem. They are also in some significant respects making it worse.“ • “…we don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency and complacency, that drains them of their will and their incentive to make the most of their lives…" Rep. Paul Ryan
