Our unequal society is killing off hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. A new study by the American Journal of Public Health takes a look at how certain social factors contribute to early deaths. Looking at just the year 2000 - the study found that 245,000 Americans died because they didn't receive a quality education.
More than 160,000 Americans died because of a lack of social support. And - nearly 120,000 people died because of income inequality. Yet - Republicans are worsening the education system by gutting public schools - worsening our social supports by pushing for cuts to the social safety net - and worsening wealth inequality with their massive tax cuts for the rich.
We're not talking about political differences anymore - we're talking about life and death - and the disease of inequality that's infecting America.
-Thom
(What do you think will stop inequality rising? Tell us here.)
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