The difference is that there’s nobody left IN Appalachia. They’re all running south.
Meanwhile, corrupt big city interests and union cronies in NYC and Philly get to run things, especially in northern Appalachia, and the people who remain get the shaft.
I doubt Arizona will ever have that problem... unless they run out of water.
Well, many Appalachian folks are moving to all points of the compass. I ended up in Pennsylvania, and another guy I ran into from back home (Buchanan County) works in a high-end furniture store in Waynesboro. Also, I actually ran into another girl from Gate City, Virginia who works at Cheers in Boston.