Topic: National Debt

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12: White Guilt
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12: White Guilt

The $20 Trillion Failure of the War on Poverty

A news clip reviews the 50-year legacy of the Great Society, noting that $20 trillion has been spent on the "War on Poverty." While the legislation successfully ended Jim Crow laws, the hosts question the goal of a "colorblind society." They argue that true colorblindness is an attempt to erase culture and that the current system remains fixated on racial categories through affirmative action.