English: Map of Philadelphia County highlighting West Philadelphia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
TODAY, a day after the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” President Obama will announce that a section of West Philadelphia has been selected as one of the first five federal “Promise Zones,” a new program aimed at turning around some of the country’s poorest neighborhoods.
Mayor Nutter will join Obama in the White House to announce the program, which gives the selected areas preferential treatment when applying for federal grants to boost early education, reduce crime and spur economic growth.
The Philadelphia “Promise Zone,” which encompasses Mantua and surrounding areas, has about 35,000 residents, 51 percent of whom live in poverty and 13.6 percent of whom are unemployed.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20140109_Obama_makes_West_Philly_a__Promise_.html#0ji38k5HFpegZEbF.99
How about ending the real aor on poverty,tax cuts and job creation.
The demo-rats have wanted to keep this “war on poverty”going so they have the votes to keep them in office.
The government needs to let companies hire more people by cutting business taxes and easing regulations.
Then we will see an end to the war on poverty.