Ok, I hate the orange Cheeto as much as the next rational person, but this seems like grasping at correlation to me. There are thousands of despicable things he’s said and done to choose from.
The study is a lot more than just “he said a thing and this also happened”.
There was a definable and clear impact to people of color, specifically following his presidency, the policies enacted, etc.
I’d recommend reading the study itself, which can be found here:
The study itself highlights that this is a correlation, not evidence of direct causation. Still, evidence of a correlation with worsened outcomes for newborns is concerning in itself.
Of course it’s a correlation.
It’s also way more than “he said a thing, and this other thing also happened” as the person I replied to suggested.
Thank you for the link to the study itself!
How in the hell is this health related when it is pure speculation?
My two cents, although this is just coming from my brain bin, is that many folk’s benefits were cut as social services were tailed back. When at risk communities, who already lack a lot of the everyday resources of middle class+ ares (which are predominantly white), lose even more of their resources it affects things - like health. To have healthy children, you’ve got to eat. A lot of people I knew had their stamps reduced or removed, especially senior citizens. I mean I would see seniors begging on street corners just to live. But not just that, a lot of lower class people are stressed. They’re in survival mode. Add to that multi-layered race issues (Are you “white” enough to be hired? How far are you from the money? Who depends on you? What plates do you keep spinning and what plates do you drop? Etc., etc., etc. - micro-aggressions. Outright aggression-aggresions.) and health issues that tend to be associated with certain areas, ethnicities and classes - you’ve got a powder keg of issues that absolutely can lead to more premies.
