Progressive Groups Unveil 'Rural New Deal' to 'Reverse Decades of Economic Decline'

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Progressive Groups Unveil 'Rural New Deal' to 'Reverse Decades of Economic Decline'
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'Addressing the problems and concerns of rural America, isn't just the right thing to do, it is essential for the health of our nation,' said the head of Progressive Democrats of America.

that "some will argue that we can't afford the investments proposed in the Rural New Deal, or that the federal government should not be 'picking winners' by supporting small businesses, clean energy providers, or family farmers. We don't buy it. The United States currently has 756 billionaires with an estimated collective net worth of $4.5 trillion. If we include U.S. millionaires, this tiny slice of our population holds over $190 trillion of wealth.

"Addressing the problems and concerns of rural America, isn't just the right thing to do, it is essential for the health of our nation. Progressives have ignored rural for too long,""Rebuilding and renewing supportive social and economic connections across rural and urban lines, empowering rural people and communities, moving away from extractive relationships of the past, is the course we must chart together.

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