Trump's America Is A Shithole Country (Newsweek)

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9. When you have this going on

in Virgina, right near the borders of WV and KY -

When Health Law Isn’t Enough, the Desperate Line Up at Tents

By TRIP GABRIELJULY 23, 2017

WISE, Va. — Anthony Marino, 54, reached into his car trunk to show a pair of needle-nosed pliers like the ones he used to yank out a rotting tooth.

Shirley Akers, 58, clutched a list of 20 medications she takes, before settling down to a sleepless night in the cab of a pickup truck.

Robin Neal, 40, tried to inject herself with a used-up insulin pen, but it broke, and her blood sugar began to skyrocket.

As the sun set in the mountains of southwest Virginia, hundreds of hurting souls were camped out or huddled in vehicles, eager for an early place in line when the gates swung open at 5 a.m. for the nation’s largest pop-up free clinic.



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/23/us/healthcare-uninsured-rural-poor-affordable-care-act-republicans.html

-then you can only shake your head at the depths that this country continues to plumb, through ignorance, bigotry, and hate.

The above article wasn't written 80 years ago during the Depression or 50 years ago during the Civil Rights debate. It was written just 6 months ago over the summer.