Letter to the Editor; War on Poverty helped more onto dole

To the Editor:

50 years ago LBJ declared a war on poverty. Even though disadvantaged people have access to better living conditions and very few are actually hungry, his program failed.He wanted people to have the opportunity to (earn a living) and not live on doles of which there are more than 80 means-tested welfare programs.

During 2012 alone our government spent $916 billion on these programs at an average cost of $9,000 per recipient.

The average American living below the poverty line has a home that is in good repair (to start out), that has air-conditioning, cable T.V. and a telephone....