In the 1960s LBJ launched a “War on Poverty.” Over time this war has gradually faded from view, to be replaced by a bipartisan “war on poverty-stricken people.” The elites don’t much like poor people, indeed they regard them as slightly sub-human. As a result the elites have enacted a whole range of policies that [...] View the full post at: The War on the Poor: Let Them Suffer A Bit Related posts: Standard & Poor’s Cuts CIT Rating The Stimulus: How to Create Jobs Without Them All Going to Skilled Professionals and White Male Construction Workers Free Markets and Swine Flu