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#mtpol Tonight, we as a nation will be listening to the State of the Union address. I’d like, preemptively, to give a rebuttal as a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Montana. You may hear that the state of the union is strong. - But did you know that we are living in

an age of unprecedented wealth and income inequality, a detriment to our democracy? - Did you know that the “American Dream”, objectively, is more alive and vibrant in other advanced nations than America? - Did you know that deaths of despair (suicide, drug overdoses) have never

been higher? - Did you know that our trade deficit has gotten bigger, not smaller? - Did you know that hyper-partisanship has never been greater, and that adherence to the Constitution has never been lower? - Did you know that clean water and air, under this Administration, have

never been in greater doubt? - Did you know that basic American infrastructure is falling apart at the seams, and needs real investment? You may hear that the unemployment rate is at a low 3.5%. - But did you know that the unemployment rate, during this Administration, has only

gone down by 1.3% (from an already low 4.8%)? - Did you know that, in the prior Administration (under a Democrat), the unemployment rate went down by 5.4% (from 10.2%)? - Did you know that jobs without any benefits count the same as jobs with benefits, and that the percentage of

jobs without any benefits is rapidly rising? - Did you know that the Administration supports curtailing basic food assistance for low-income individuals? - Did you know that farm bankruptcies have spiked? You may hear that the stock market is at an all-time high. - But did you

know that part of that boost is because of corporate stock buybacks and dividend yield increases that artificially prop up share prices? - Did you know that, in order to drive the market upward, the U.S. government just ran a record $1 Trillion deficit, burdening future