What can the government "really" do

As children we grow with a vision of what we want to be as we become adults But as time goes by some of us fall to peer pressures. In some cases there is no such thing as becoming more than what your family is because lack of jobs.

With poverty on the rise how can we keep our children's dream more of a reality than a dream. Nowadays it seems as if the government itself wants nothing more than to keep the growth all to themselves. College is become less affordable, necessities are in some family situations are rare to come by because most of your hard work goes back into the government's pocket.

I feel that in order to get America back to the strong and back to the brave we need to take care of one another not take away from the ones who need it the most. However the one thing that much this so hard is the war on drugs. So many americans suffer from drug addiction and do receive help but the help goes toward there habits instead of their own childrens mouth. so by taking away from those individuals yes you make them understand that in order to get help you must help yourself, then the children end up suffering from a mistake that wasn't from their own doing. So tell me how can we end the poverty, but also protect american children in the process?