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1: “Stocks now at record highs (DOW over 16,000) but where is the money??????”
2: “Stocks at record highs but almost half of the schools in my city of Pittsburgh and across the state in Philly are closed by budget cuts???”
3: “Stocks at record highs but students in our city schools in PA are reading 3 students to one book????”
4: “Stocks at record highs but we’re cutting food stamps to MILLIONS of at risk children????”
5: “Stocks at record highs but black poverty is at 27%, Latin@ 27%, Hmong 26%, Bangladeshi 20%, Native American 25%???”
6: “Stocks at record highs but Republicans continue to demonize poor people and POC CONSTANTLY since we are “going bankrupt”???”
7: “CLEARLY we must have no money in this country for education, healthcare or public assistance even as JP Morgan rakes in $21.3 bln profits”
8: “Wake up America. Stocks at record highs but where do YOU and poor communities of color in particular stand??????”)
US STOCKS (DOW JONES) REACH RECORD HIGHS CLOSING OVER 16,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME