"Poor Programs" Bleg

“Poverty programs will always be poor programs.”  I’ve heard this thought many times, but the original source seems to be former HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen.  His exact words: “A program that deals only with the poor will end up being a poor program.”

Question: What is the best empirical evidence in favor of Cohen’s claim?  Please include URLs in the comments.

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