She eats. I’m her mother. I let my daughter eat. Last night she was hungry and we had some peppers.

[mountain grammy]

26. In 1964, LBJ declared war on the persistent poverty in America

part of this effort saw the passage of Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start and Food Stamps. Despite the efforts of the 1%, these programs have remained in place, but are not all they can or should be.
Seniors have benefitted the most, but back then we were hopeful that poverty in America would be eliminated. Along came Milton Friedman and the "free market" slugs and we have the great divide we see today.

The problem is the numbers of people in the 99% who somehow think the policies put in front of them by the 1% will work for them. I know people who live below the poverty level who vote Republican.. Reagan won by a landslide. I'll never understand.

Now, there's no war on poverty, just war on the poor.