The U.S. poverty rate has risen to 12.7 percent in the past year, adding more than 1.1 million more people to the ranks of those living in poverty — meaning that 37 million Americans are now in the poorest sector of society. Interestingly, the poorest areas of the nation are the south and the midwest. Why, may I ask, are these people still voting for Republicans who economically exploit them and sell their interests down the river in the name of big oil, war-mongering and half-cocked versions of “morality”?
Anyone else think it’s a coincidence that the last time the poverty rate fell was in 2000 — right before Our Great Leader took office?