The War on Poverty was a cluster of acts that greatly expanded the government's role in education, healthcare, and poverty reduction. During the War on Poverty Food Stamps, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Job Corps, VISTA, federal work study, Head Start, Title 1, and TRiO were created. Southern Democrats argued against these programs because they all require a large amount of money that the government has to provide. “Democrats began to characterize Johnson’s programs as wasteful and saw it as a source of racial turmoil.” (Igor Volsky “Racism, Sexism, And the 50-Year Campaign To Undermine The War on Poverty).
