Another example pf American Media's Shameless Propaganda Ploys

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From 2016

Has anyone ever heard of Willets Point? American business and politicians respond to blight, homeless, and business failures, throwing money away. There must be more of these, I betcha.

I always wonder what happened to Americas ghettoes and industrial stagnation, do you?

http://m.mic.com/articles/138741/espn-tried-to-shame-cuba-on-poverty-and-it-backfired-spectacularly 

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