re: Interesting article on poverty in Appalachia

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As it said, the ones that "do better" are basically the ones that get the hell out

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This has generally been true for a century or more, since the days of industrialization. Some come back, most don't. Areas with limited resources will always be poor, but poverty is relative.

We have villages in this state where most people earn less than 3,000 a year, and most of that is direct cash assistance but they don't want for food or housing.

There's nothing there, except a subsistence lifestyle.