# Actually, no, the War on Poverty was not a failure

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 29, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-no-the-war-on-poverty-was-not-a-failure/702936 "2014-10-29T21:44:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![InfiniteJest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@InfiniteJest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfiniteJest)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actually-no-the-war-on-poverty-was-not-a-failure/702936/61 "2014-11-04T05:27:28Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> As I said in the OP, [see also](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Poverty#Results_and_aftermath).

Poverty is at a record high under Obama. Hey, correlation must be causation when it favors my politics! Will you join me in attacking Obama?

I think not. Looks like I only have the rational minded Shodan.

> **[Obama's Numbers, October Update - FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2013/10/obamas-numbers-october-update/)**
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> Jobs, debt and poverty all are up. Our latest report on statistical measures of his presidency.

Reply to me brain glutton when you are ready with some data on causation. I’m not here to rehash statistics 101 for you.

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