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by pyuser583 201 days ago
My grandparents were stupid redneck hicks from Appalachia who moved the Midwest and became wealthy and well educated.

The current VP is a stupid redneck hick from Appalachia who … you can Google him.

Point is, one way of responding to regional decline (Appalachia was once the wealthiest part of America) is to move.