Which government State or Federal is in a better position to alleviate poverty and why?

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The US is country with concurrent jurisdiction/responsibility in many areas … which government State or Federal is in a better position to alleviate poverty and why?

If you were a member of the legislature (state or Federal, whichever one you chose in question 1 above) charged were charged with proposing 3 pieces of legislation to attack poverty, what 3 laws or programs would you proposed and why. In other words what 3 laws would you proposed and what areas of poverty would you attack first and why.