If the US invested lots of money in the poor to move them out of poverty what would that net?

since the liberal declared war on poverty, the poverty rate has tripled

"0". The Jessie Jackson movement did the same thing back in the 70's at the cost of 10's of billions Result: Section 8 housing grew with more Cads in the parking lots - instead of 3 kids on average, went to 5 kids 3 of which weren't sure who the fathers were. Back then, welfare food stamps jumped 300%, now EBT cards used by stained jogging pants so tight you can see butt dimples and bedroom slippers used as public causal foot wear. The answer is still "0" change.

2% . Father Joe's a local religious & assistance non profit group picked up 100 

" will work for food " homeless . feed them , cleaned them and housed them over night .& next morning 2 went to work .

The U.S. taxpayers have contributed more than 25 trillion dollars to the 'war on poverty' since the 1960's. Throwing money at a problem doesn't fix the problem.

If the US invested lots of money in the poor, most all the poor would return to poverty soon as their money was spent.

Being poor and living in poverty is not caused by a lack of money, it is caused by making bad decisions.

Dropping out of high school.

Doing drugs or alcohol.

Having children before you can afford them.

Since the War On Poverty began in 1964 the U.S. taxpayers have spent over $22 trillion on anti-poverty programs, which does not include Social Security or Medicare.

This amount is three times the cost of all U.S. military wars since the American Revolution.

Yet the poverty level today is near the same as it was in 1964.