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In reply to the discussion: Starting to understand why red states might be voting against Medicaid and SSI [View all]Bear Creek
(883 posts)23. Its hard not to be jaded
But the abuse of welfare and SNAP here is widespread. Other areas are not as bad. There is nothing here everything has left. The area use to be strong union and democrat the republican policies have caused most of the damage. Now they blame the democrats and its the democrats who want this whole benefit dependency. The way out of poverty is by democrat programs. I was able to get my college degrees through pell grants and not burdened by debt. I believe in giving others the same opportunities. The district was gerrymandered and was split into now Cincinnati which is about 130 miles away and a republican stronghold.
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Starting to understand why red states might be voting against Medicaid and SSI [View all]
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
OP
Just finished a book called "American Pain" that talked about the pill mills in Florida
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
#7
Well, that's true too, just....reading this book feels like another piece of
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
#4
Most of the book isn't about the Medicaid fraud, only one chapter, the rest was
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
#9
That's what we see in MT too. No jobs, no hope, drugs and booze fill the void.
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
#20
Some of them vote against these benefits when the benefits go to non-whites. eom
guillaumeb
Dec 2016
#13
I think many people think of Ohio as Cleveland and Cincinnati, not the rural southern part.
guillaumeb
Dec 2016
#32
The chapter was on Portsmouth, Ohio. About the clinic Dr. David Procter set up and
LiberalLoner
Dec 2016
#37