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Poverty fell during the 1990s because the economy was good, probably due to technology and the Internet bubble. When the economy went back down in the early 2000s, poverty increased and welfare was not there for people who had exceeded its five year limit. The welfare "reform" bill was an attack on poor people, a drastic cut in the safety net they depend on.

The crime bill greatly increased incarceration in this country and was devastating to blacks. They were not happy about it. Last I heard we led the world in the incarceration rate -- or maybe we're second behind China. You can look it up. The "war on drugs" was especially destructive. Putting huge number of people in jail does not solve social problems, is very expensive, and the country is now backing away from it.

Al Gore, like the Clintons, was a conservative southern Democrat, and a hawk. By the end of Clinton's term a lot of us were sick of all that, and still are. No sale.