by: Katie Singh
This week marked the 50th anniversary of LBJ's War on Poverty, which introduced major initiatives designed to help lift Americans out of poverty. President Obama marked the occasion by recommitting himself to fighting poverty, declaring that "our work is far from over."
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Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert (r-Tyler), on the other hand, used the occasion to reaffirm how much he hates poor people, especially single mothers.
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In a speech on the House floor Wednesday night, Gohmert explained that the War on Poverty inspired him to run for Congress. But it wasn't because he wanted to fight poverty, it was because he hated welfare. Gohmert said that as a state district judge, he realized that "the government will send you a check for every baby you have out of wedlock" and he decided he had to stop it.
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If Gohmert were paying attention, he'd realize that 36% of children in his district live in single parent families, and social safety net programs have been proven to be highly effective at reducing poverty. But his commitment to crazy outweighs facts, and so he's dedicated his congressional career to stopping single mothers from receiving welfare.
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