Tom Vilsack Quotes

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty.

Tom Vilsack

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• Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty.

  

  Tom Vilsack
  • Poverty
  • Average
  • Folks