Poverty: The War Within the War
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Sargent Shriver sees his agency as the leader in the assault on poverty. "The programs of the OEO will cost the taxpayers only 1¢ out of every tax dollar," he says, "but this 1¢ provides the cutting edge of all our efforts. Because our 1¢ is directed at selfhelp, self-motivation, education and local community action, all of our programs are designed ultimately to end poverty."
If that seems a Utopian ideal, it is nonetheless very much in the American spirit.
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