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Yeah, because real poverty doesn't exist in this country right? It's all just about feelings! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-
by tstrimple 6y ago
Yeah, because real poverty doesn't exist in this country right? It's all just about feelings!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-county-alabama-water-waste-treatment-poverty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-low...
> The average income is just $18,046 (£13,850) a year, and almost a third of the population live below the official US poverty line. The most elementary waste disposal infrastructure is often non-existent.
> Some 73% of residents included in the Baylor survey reported that they had been exposed to raw sewage washing back into their homes as a result of faulty septic tanks or waste pipes becoming overwhelmed in torrential rains.