Which of the following was proposed as another solution to poverty?

• A. Expand private charity alone
• B. Increase military spending
• C. Deregulate commerce
• D. The government provide the poor with jobs

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is that poverty can be reduced through active government programs that create paid work for those who need it. In the 1960s, the Great Society and the War on Poverty pushed for concrete job opportunities, not just charity, with programs like Job Corps designed to put people to work and provide training. A government job program gives steady wages, helps people build skills, and can lift families out of poverty more reliably than charity alone. The other options don’t target poverty with a direct, sustained employment mechanism: private charity depends on donors and can be uneven; increasing military spending mainly serves defense needs; and deregulating commerce affects the economy in broad ways but doesn’t guarantee jobs for the poor.