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"[But] somewhere between 40,000,000 and 50,000,000 citizens of [the United States]… [are] poor… It is a blow to reform and the political hopes of the poor that the middle class no longer understands that poverty exists… What shall we tell the American poor?...Shall we say to them that they are better off than the Indian poor? That is one answer,but it is heartless…The means are at hand to fulfill the age-old dream: poverty can now be abolished."
Michael Harrington,The Other America,1962
-What was the most significant response of the United States' government to the sentiments expressed in the passage?

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The passage discusses the issue of poverty in the United States and the need for reform to address the situation. The reference to "the political hopes of the poor" suggests that there was a need for government action to address poverty. The reference to "the means" being available to abolish poverty suggests that there were policy solutions available to address the issue. The most significant response of the United States government to these sentiments was the enactment of the Great Society, a set of domestic policy initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and promoting social welfare, launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the mid-1960s.

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