“The premise that all of America is heading into this deep poverty based on current observations of life in Appalachia is false.”
I wouldn’t be so sure; the same forces are at work (high, chronic unemployment, government dependency).
Well I can tell ya that in my town pop. 6000 more or less 14 businesses closed their doors in 2013 and no new ones opened.
So far in 2014 we have news one will close by March 1st.
The side of the street our business is located on has nothing but empty buildings for two blocks on either side of us. Those buildings used to be full just two years ago. Its the same all over the tri-county area.
Obamanomics is killing Southern Ohio.