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Looking Back to Look Forward
Social Safety Nets
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A look back over the past century to see how presidents have sought to help the most vulnerable in our society, particularly children and the elderly.
Note: Story airdate is Tues, Oct. 21
Reporter's Notebook
Paula Wissel
 Listening to archival tape for this story, it struck me that there was a time when it was common to hear presidential candidates talk about poverty. President Lyndon Johnson even launched a War on Poverty.
In the current campaign, you don’t hear any reference to the poor, and the word “poverty” is never uttered. You do hear about the need to help struggling working families and about hard times. So maybe it’s just the words that have changed. But are we missing something when the candidates no longer refer to people living in poverty?
What do you think?
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