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Ernest Rodriguez' "Impressions," 1960s-1980s

Thoughts on Poverty Program Page 1

I am in favor of the government funded CAP program under the EOA because it is the most practical of any program pro-offered to date, although it falls short of being the most desirable. A more desirable approach to the poverty program would be for the state and local governments to join forces with the federal government in waging war on poverty. 

It is because local and state governments have not seen fit to attack the roots of poverty that poverty flourishes in our own backyard, so to speak. Existing local welfare agencies are geared primarily to relieve the symptoms of poverty and not the cause of poverty conditions, and have always been plagued with the problem of communicating with the poor. 

In a Community Action Program in which the poor are involved in the planning and administrative of a program designed to give them earning power to remove themselves from poverty, a dialogue of understanding will be maintained not present in a strictly giver-receiver relationship.

On a state level I believe a law requiring our young people to attend school until the age of eighteen would solve the high-school drop out problem and would be a frontal attack on the perpetuation of poverty. A higher standard of education is a must if we want our young people properly equipped to cope with the complex problems of this technical, automated, atomic age.  I support the government funded CAP program under EOA because it is more practical than any program that has been pro-offered by our local and state governments, though it falls short of being the more desirable. Our local and state governments have not been fit to attack the roots of poverty and that poverty flourishes in our own backyard so to speak. In this highly technical, automated, atomic age a higher standard of education is a must. Our young people should be required by state law to attend school.

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I am in favor of the government funded CAP program under the EOA because it is the most practical of any program pro-offered to date, although it falls short of being the most desirable. A more desirable approach to the poverty program would be for the state and local governments to join forces with the federal government in waging war on poverty. It is because local and state governments have not seen fit to attack the roots of poverty that poverty flourishes in our own backyard, so to speak. Existing local welfare agencies are geared primarily to relieve the symptoms of poverty and not the cause of poverty conditions, and have always been plagued with the problem of communicating with the poor. In a Community Action Program in which the poor are involved in the planning and administrative of a program designed to give them earning power to remove themselves from poverty, a dialogue of understanding will be maintained not present in a strictly giver-receiver relationship. On a state level I believe a law requiring our young people to attend school until the age of eighteen would solve the high-school drop out problem and would be a frontal attack on the perpetuation of poverty. A higher standard of education is a must if we want our young people properly equipped to cope with the complex problems of this technical, automated, atomic age. I support the government funded CAP program under EOA because it is more practical than any program that has been pro-offered by our local and state governments, though it falls short of being the more desirable. Our local and state governments have not been fit to attack the roots of poverty and that poverty flourishes in our own backyard so to speak. In this highly technical, automated, atomic age a higher standard of education is a must. Our young people should be required by state law to attend school.