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nolabear

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7. The closed loop of poverty and poor health and poor education

Reply to Daniel537 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:59 PM

Oct 2012

is one that needs to be dynamited, but no one has the guts to do the enormous work it would take. And yes, the enormous amount of money. But without it, nothing will ever, ever get better.

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Mississippi Rejection Of Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Leaves People Uninsured [View all] Daniel537 Oct 2012 OP

The cost of not having health care places a much more severe burden on the public truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #1

These people who ask for help are nothing but Commies! Just ask the Tea Bag Society! N/T busterbrown Oct 2012 #30

Of COURSE if does... joycejnr Oct 2012 #2

And it'll work... atreides1 Oct 2012 #14

The ONLY way to fight back is to vote and the sad fact is that many of those most in need Bandit Oct 2012 #22

Food, shelter, clothing...the basic necessities of life. ancianita Oct 2012 #32

Yep. NOLALady Oct 2012 #3

I hate Rick Scott with all the fires of hell. Everyone I talk to about him hates him... L0oniX Oct 2012 #4

Apropos of nothing L0oniX, I had an ant on my screen yesterday nolabear Oct 2012 #5

Countless DU members have succumbed to the power of Mighty Nat. L0oniX Oct 2012 #19

Just curious, is xxqqqzme Oct 2012 #6

The closed loop of poverty and poor health and poor education nolabear Oct 2012 #7

I think that the gop in those states are invested in keeping poor people poor and uneducated. olddad56 Oct 2012 #8

And the 2012 Darwin Award Goes To.... triplepoint Oct 2012 #9

Still missing Phil Ochs watrwefitinfor Oct 2012 #18

How about those "Leaders of the state" get their state-paid for insurance canceled? Archae Oct 2012 #10

I guess that is one way of cutting Lebam in LA Oct 2012 #11

they are still fighting the civil war............. bocaoma Oct 2012 #12

Here's another song for you MS sakabatou Oct 2012 #13

And the HATE from the Pukes and Baggers continues... SoapBox Oct 2012 #15

They'll change their tune after the election. The feds are putting up 90% of money, states will Hoyt Oct 2012 #16

Why take 90% from the Fed when you can take 100% N/T BlueInPhilly Oct 2012 #24

Why turn it down just because it helps poor, sick people? Hoyt Oct 2012 #25

Planet of the Apes lin_e65 Oct 2012 #17

Makes me wonder about vaccination rates there.... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #20

Wake up Mississippi! You don't have to take this... radhika Oct 2012 #21

Poor and uninsured don't vote. Thats exactly how republicans like it! n/t busterbrown Oct 2012 #31

this is just another example of the good old boys maindawg Oct 2012 #23

Having the poorest and sickest people in America... Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #26

Wait until the hospital lobby has its say. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #27

I don't know about that MountainLaurel Oct 2012 #34

We have Aerows Oct 2012 #28

they heaven05 Oct 2012 #29

SMH..... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #33

FAITH in the Land of Cotton bardahl Oct 2012 #35

They are so brainwashed in that state marlakay Oct 2012 #36

Texas rejection of MEDICAID expansion leaves millions of Hispanis in misery! ajain31 Mar 2013 #37