Absolutely. A lesson well learned in the 30's, repeated in the 60's and 70's.
Substitute "charity" for justice; shake well and serve.
The interesting question is 'what are they going to do this time around?' Before, poverty programs were consonant with post-war state-social-interventionist ideology. But now, they would have to own up to the fact that the "free market" cannot solve all the problems. What will they do?
Joanna