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President obama marked the 50th anniversary of lyndon johnson's war on poverty this week declaring that there's more work to be done. and using the occasion to push a domestic agenda that includes an extension of long-term jobless benefits, a minimum wage increase and a new government initiative to create economic promise zones. but some prominent conservatives are coming out with antipoverty plans of their own. and pushing back on the president's government approach. >> the current government programs that are designed to address poverty, they help alleviate some of the pain of poverty, but t...

Focus on income inequality. they're people driving this right now as part of their election year campaign theme. why now? >> i think a couple reasons. the obamacare rollout has been such a disaster. it's what everyone's talking about driving the president's approval rating down. but this is sort of an evergreen for the left. income inequality, class warfare issues. they think it works for them. this is an effort to get back to something they're comfortable discussing in an election year. >> here's one of the down sides i would assume anyway, they've been in charge for five years. >> yeah. >> r...

Inequality of they're the people driving this as part of the election year campaign theme. why now? >> well, a couple reasons. i think obviously the obamacare rollout has been such a disaster. it is what everyone is talking about. it has been driving down the president's approval rating so they want to change the subject. secondly this is sort of an evergreen for the left. income and equality, class warfare issues. they think it works for them. i think this is an effort they're comfortable discussing in an election year. they think it will resonate with peel in the economy. >> here's one of th...

Arin know vative ideas. what you're seeing is republicans saying, yes, we need a safety net for some of these programs. but some of the ideas are great. returning to the state's control over how you administer a lot of these programs allowing for a lot more innovation, getting rid of some terrible things in the pass code like the earned income tax credit. these are not tweaks. these are important changes. and they're overdue coming from the republican party. >> when, and i would say economic -- excuse me, education reform as a tool of economic upward mobility is crucial. so take on kim's argum...