There is another demonstration of the folly of “Great Society Policies” unfolding in rural & semi-rural America. With the economic collapse of a means to make a living in those places, the government: FedGov, State & Local all step in with welfare policies. What de we see? The same social pathologies occurring and playing out that we saw in inner city America. Single parent families, crime, abuse, rise of gangs and soaring drug use! Rats this time can’t claim they don’t know what the consequences of such policies bring! It was demonstrated once before. Its also been demonstrated (and is still on going!) that pouring more money in solves nothing, if anything it makes it worse!
I am a landlord in a rural area, with under $600 for 2 bed apt. It was bad in 2002-2007, but all the renters had jobs and not too many had food stamps. But when 2009 came around, it was so evident, everyone had unemployment, food stamps and if the guy had a girlfriend with a kid, more money for them.
Many able bodied men just refused to work. The crime and filth that piled up with tenants home all day with nothing to do, it was a nightmare.
We learned quickly to refuse to rent to anyone without a job, we want to see the parking lot in the middle of the day empty and hear silence.
Question, if the government begins to cut off these young able bodied men, do you think they would pick blueberries to survive?