In the mid 1960s President Lyndon Johnson embarked on a "War on Poverty". His "Great Society" plan pushed for many new government programs to combat poverty in the U. S. But are these programs affective? A half-century later the debate on how effective government programs are in bringing people out of poverty continues. So are government programs an effective means to combat poverty and lift people to higher economic levels? Give some specifics as to why you would say they are or are not. One paragraph please