Marry a rich man: that's the Republicans' plan for mums

Marry a rich man: that's the Republicans' plan for mums
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Bloomberg
By Kathryn Anne EdwardsThe Republican Party is making yet another appeal to mothers, hoping to get them in Donald Trump’s camp ahead of this year’s presidential election. As Alabama senator Katie Britt put it in her State of the Union rebuttal, “we are the party of hardworking parents and families. We want to give you and your children the opportunities to thrive – and we want families to grow.”Don’t buy it. Judging from Republicans’ actual policies, their real message couldn’t be more differ...

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