State of the Democratic Party

[THE Bigzoman]

(11-17-2016, 06:14 PM)fredtoast Wrote: None of this makes any sense because I have not heard a single person from either party make suggestions that just apply to one part of the country.

I have never heard a Republican support helping the rural poor any more than the urban poor, and I have never heard a democrat say we need programs to help the poor urban poor but not the rural poor.

If I am wrong please give me some examples.  Don't Republicans want to cut social programs for ALL parts of the country including the rural areas?  Don't Democrats say that ALL poor people need more help?

A few things:
1. This isn't my argument; it's someone elses'. Though I admit that i'm more receptive to the ideas since the author's prediction about Trump came at a time where we thought she was ***** nuts. 2. The argument is that the attitude to help the poor is selective. She cites excerpts from What's the Matter With Kansas to make the point. Since this isn't really my argument, I wouldn't be doing justice by defending it further. I just wanted perspectives (Bell's specifically since he's leaning towards some of the ideas in the argument), though others' is welcome as well.