Why do poorer people in the USA have worse health? - You need to pay for health insurance. Some people don't have jobs which give it nor can they afford it., Why are schools in deprived (poor) areas badly resourced and staffed? - School funding mainly comes from local taxes. Poor areas can't raise lots of taxes., What evidence is there that Obamacare improved healthcare? - 16% of the people were uninsured before, after Obamacare 10% were not insured, What evidence is there that SNAP helps poor families avoid starvation? - 46 million people rely on it, children on SNAP are more likely to finish high school and not suffer obesity, What evidence is there that Native Americans have high levels of poverty? - 25% of Native Americans are poor - only 9% of whites are in poverty, What evidence is there that there are high levels of poverty in the USA? - 11% of the population live in poverty, Why do Native Americans have poorer health outcomes - They lack health insurance / they rely on poorly funded Indian Health Service, Which types of States in the USA refused to expand Medicaid as part of Obamacare? - Republican States, currently 10 states haven't expanded Medicaid, Why do minority ethnic students experience typically poorer education than whites in the USA? - They are more likely to live in a low income area with poorer schools, How many people in the USA don't have health insurance? - 8%, How many people didn't have health insurance in 2016 before Obamacare? - 16%, Why has Obamacare improved health in the USA? - Obamacare reduced uninsured from 16% to 10%. Medicaid expansion has reduced racial inequalities in coverage of care., Why do people without health insurance have poorer health thaTn people with insurance? - They don't get check ups. They go to the doctors one diseases have spread., Which group in the USA have the highest high school graduation rate and college enrolment? - Asians, Which people are entitled to Medicaid in the USA? - Poor people, What benefits do unemployed people miss out on? - Pensions and health insurance, What evidence is there of systemic racism when people apply for jobs in the USA? - 50% of employers won't give call backs to people with black sounding names, Why did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cut business tax? What were businesses to use the extra money for? - Tax cut from 35% to 21%, businesses would spend this saved money creating new jobs to lower unemployment, How many million Americans rely on foodstamps each year? - 46 million, Why do some people criticise the US government for cutting tax levels? What problems does it cause? - The government raises less money in taxes to provide for schools, What evidence is there that Black people have higher rates of unemployment than Whites? - Unemployment of Black people is double that of White, Why do people criticise Trump's reforms to SNAP? - People on SNAP would see their monthly benefits dramatically cut.,

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