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While Lyndon B. Johnson's effort made some lasting impacts, the United States still has some of the highest rates of nonelderly poverty among wealthy nations.
This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Indivar Dutta-Gupta.