The more I think about the issue, the more I believe the answer lies in fewer taxes; not more taxes.
The government would do well to understand that healthy business, not social programs do more to end things like child poverty.
The government should try to provide a healthy atmosphere where business can prosper and be able to hire more employees. They could even provide incentive programs for employers to invest in their workers. Although the government didn't provide an incentive program for my wife's employer, never the less they invested in her education and for the past 12 years has been an accountant, who has become a valuable asset to her company. I can only imagine how many businesses would jump on board if the government was offering them this kind of thing. Yes, taxes might be paying for these kinds of incentive programs, but this kind of money is not going down the drain.

Tom