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One In Five Floridians in Poverty? PolitiFact Says Yes.

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It was fifty years ago that President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty in America.

Florida US Senator Marco Rubio says it hasn't worked, despite spending $20 trillion on welfare and other government programs meant to lift people out of poverty.

Rubio says Florida is particular hard-hit by failed War on Poverty programs. PolitiFact Editor Angie Holan talked with WUSF's Craig Kopp about Rubio's Claim.

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