Theres a third-world America that no one notices

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10. And I think you need to let loose of a lie if "official" means

the leadership of our Democratic Party, as well as the leadership of the Banana Republicans. I've proven that false with only one specific example, but of course there are many others, including some you and the author of this piece could produce, such as the very ambitious plan to create economic viability in beautiful Appalachian coal country so families could remain and prosper.

Here's James Clyburn's statement: https://clyburn.house.gov/10-20-30-amendment . Among other things, he established a program that allowed electric cooperatives to to make low-interest loans to their members to retrofit and weatherize their homes. Many Democratic reps around the nation react to the problems of their constituents with this kind of action, and always have. It's progressivism as action, rather than just a label.

Hillary alone promoted 10-20-30 and many other plans meant to alleviate poverty all over the nation as she campaigned for 2 years. Why doesn't this author know any of this?

Do YOU know what WE, through the Democratic Party, intended to do for the increasing numbers of people trapped in the poverty spiral of 24/7 eldercare? They're hidden people, isolated, single, 7 out of every 10 women, often alone in the world but also too often exploited by their own families.

Those of us who paid attention know.

But this year many aging caregivers will STILL be immediately ordered from the only homes they have by probate courts, instant homelessness after devoting decades of their lives, and usually their own retirement savings, to caring for a needy parent who leaves his property to be split among a number of descendants.

It didn't have to be that way, and believe me, some of us care.