[Noamie]

I don’t really disagree with you, but I would encourage you to balance what you are seeing in one of the “wealthy-er” portions of our Republic with the abject poverty down here in the area between Savannah and Macon, GA.

I think it’s about the same amount of territory.

Good work with good pay is hard to find unless you want to abandon 150 years of family land and head to the city (which the children are doing).

I blame a weak, weak dollar for most of our problems. It all sort of goes back to that one topic.

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the input. My experience is limited to the Northeast so I realize things could be very different elsewhere. I do travel around the rest of the country too but when you are a tourist only visiting for a few days, you generally don't get a chance to experience the economy firsthand.

I was last in that area about four years ago in the spring. Very nice area. I was staying in Hilton Head at the time and visited Charleston, Savannah and even Parris Island. But other than the obligatory tourist traps, I didn't see very much else.