Republicans, even at the USMB, constantly attack Democrats over poverty.
But look at where the bulk of the poor in the United States live. In Appalachia. The largest depressed area in the United States covering 13 Red States.
Study: Infant mortality up, life expectancy down in Appalachia...
So I was watching Meet the Press and they were showing the differences in two counties only 70 miles apart in Pennsylvania:
Change in earnings 2005 to 2016
Chester........................Schuylkill
$7,722..........................$4,140
Full Time job...