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It's baffling
-> which is badly needed
In the US power is divided between three branches of government to prevent any one bench from becoming too powerful through checks and balances. Consolidation of power in one branch would mean unchecked, dictatorial powers.
-> How did you come to that conclusion from their comment?
How did you not?
Power here is a zero sum game.
The biggest thing holding poorer Americans back is lack of education opportunities and wage theft by their employers.
What does this department do to address those issues?
I must be living in a different America then.
You would genuinely be surprised. Financially the thing that leads most Americans to bankruptcy is medical debt.
Another factor primarily lead by private industry taking advantage of people.
The mediums of places like Pittsburgh is still much higher than most cities on earth.
Americans struggle with wealth inequality not raw wealth. One of the mechanisms to redistribute wealth is the government itself.