Someone needs to explain to me how this bunch of mobsters, crooks and low-life cretins

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1. Part of it is here:

Almost half of Americans can't pay for their basic needs.

Four in 10 Americans are struggling to pay for their basic needs such as groceries or housing, a problem even middle-class households confront, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.

Despite the U.S. economy being near full employment, 39.4 percent of adults between 18 and 64 years old said they experienced at least one type of material hardship in 2017, according to the study, which surveyed more than 7,500 adults about whether they had trouble paying for housing, utilities, food or health care.

The findings surprised researchers at the Urban Institute, who had expected to find high levels of hardship among poor Americans but hadn't predicted so many middle-class families would also struggle to meet their basic needs.'>>>

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211064088

We'll keep heading down if we don't recognize this reality.

A major part of this means recognizing why there are so many 'trump' voters, who want/need change so hang with a carnival barker who promises change, notwithstanding 'near full employment.'

Pretending we're all fine just won't get it.