Why the war on poverty failed

During this Christmas season, many people help the poor through gifts, hot meals, money, toys, etc. I remembered reading an article on why the government's war on poverty failed, so I searched through my old issues of The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. It's published by the Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org), and it's one of my favorite periodicals. Here's the link to the article, and it's appropriate for those who think the government can end poverty once and for all.