PGR88, you are talking like a real dipstick. Western PA is gorgeous land and Hickory is a beautiful place that I often admire on the drive to my daughter's college. As a matter of fact, you can see the lights of the drilling location (Hickory)on in the evenings. I'm glad they are prospering. Appalachia-style rural poverty my a$$!!!!
They are beautiful places, but far away from where the bulk of non-farm jobs are in PA. How’s that for an accurate statement? The people there usually have some money, but there are not a lot of people in the area. Lots of times they are jobs like trucking that take the men away from the area for a while.
I live here - so I know. These areas are beautiful, but that has nothing to do with the poverty I see. In Cattaragus or Allegheny counties in NY - any idea of what % of population has medicaid health insurance? 50%.