Does the US government contribute to poverty in the US?

At 200% of the federal poverty level, the poverty rate in America would be 30%. It is the first time since the Depression that median household income did not go up. Today's families are in worse shape than they were in the 1990's and the gap between rich and poor is widening. read more

Yes overwhelmingly. Government intervention and planning has led to many people being trapped in poverty. Poverty rates have stayed flat since 1970s despite trillions spent on the War on Drugs. read more

This model was informed by a whole-of-government approach involving 11 U.S. Government agencies, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development. In the last year alone, Feed the Future has reached nearly 7 million smallholder farmers with new technologies and protected 12.5 million children from the threat of hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. read more