On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:50:52 GMT, ktbr wrote:
The war on poverty has been going on for 40 years in the country.
Today there are roughly the same percentage of people living below
the 'poverty' line as there were back then. Has it been a successful
effort?

The definition of 'poverty' is quite a bit depending upon the country
that you happen to be in... You might very well find that the
individuals who consider themselves living in poverty here in the US
still have a TV and VCR... This might be considered someone who is
well off in other countries... It's all subjective...