Mess . Between 1959 and 1973 there was a strong relationship between Economic Growth on the one hand and reductions in the poverty rate on the other. They broke apart in the 1970s. If they had stayed together, the poverty rate in the United States would have fallen to zero in 1986 and stayed there ever since. If wages had kept pace with productivity, americas lowest paid workers today would be making 17 an hour. So what happened . Theres a simple problem and a simple solution, but for 50 years weve been lost in the haze of a tired and stale debate. Conservatives blame the victim and promote trickle down and many liberals say that theres not much we can do about the inequality and poverty thats generated in the market through the market except some programs to help at the margins. Both are missing the big problem. We need to value peoples labor in proportion to their contribution to our nations bottom line. [ cheers and applause ]. The best Antipoverty Program is a job that pays a livin
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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught on tape confirming his bias against the Left wing and agreeing the nation should return to a "place of godliness" by a filmmaker, who released the recording online on Monday.