Rustic
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I lived my adolescence there dumbass, I have since moved on.The federal government has had no responsible behavior for at least a century, they don't deserve shit.The shape the res is in, is due to progressive career politicians running the res in a socialist manner...The little family I had was begging for food in the 70s and 80s on the res. I have lived in a socialist society... It really sucks.
The career politicians and their federal government are FUBARing this country more by the day.
Ridge Reservation... counties that make up Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota comprised the poorest of our nation's 3,143 counties. The 2000 census found them the third poorest, not because things got better on Pine Ridge, but because things got worse on two other South Dakota Indian Reservations.
Population
While the 2000 census reported a population of 15,521, a study by Colorado State University and accepted by U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) estimated the population at 28,000. Tribal Government records show 38,000 enrolled members living on Pine Ridge Reservation.
Extreme Poverty
The poverty on Pine Ridge can be described in no other terms than third world. It is common to find homes overcrowded, as those with homes take in whoever needs a roof over their heads. Many homes are without running water, and without sewer.
Pine Ridge Statistics
- Unemployment rate of 80-90%
- Per capita income of $4,000
- 8 Times the United States rate of diabetes
- 5 Times the United States rate of cervical cancer
- Twice the rate of heart disease
- 8 Times the United States rate of Tuberculosis
- Alcoholism rate estimated as high as 80%
- 1 in 4 infants born with fetal alcohol syndrome or effects
- Suicide rate more than twice the national rate
- Teen suicide rate 4 times the national rate
- Infant mortality is three times the national rate
- Life expectancy on Pine Ridge is the lowest in the United States and the 2nd lowest in the Western Hemisphere. Only Haiti has a lower rate.
Amazing.....you're talking about the very thing the Democrat party is strongest on.....equality for all American citizens. The goddam Republicans work every day on schemes to funnel all the wealth to the top 1%.
Hell...all you have to do is look at the results of Republican tax cuts. It's not rocket science:
Only an idiot would think there is any difference in the party's in federal politics.
It's not the governments money to begin with, they no claim to any more taxes. Dumbass
All I know is that we've seen Republican administrations quadruple then double again the national debt. It's the goddam tax cuts for the wealthy......that is basically all the modern Republican party stands for. They never seem to be satisfied with any rate which costs them any of their billions:
God damit...why don't you move if the place is that bad?
Socialism is a real ugly thing...