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Kentucky

daybranch

(1,309 posts)

1. So sad

Reply to A Little Weird (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:18 AM

Nov 2012

Being from Kentucky originally,
I have a number of ideas-
first most of those able to do so left Kentucky for better jobs in Ohio and Michigan
second schools began teaching non-sense non-science as trhey refused federal dollars
third with the only jobs left being coal related and the coal companies dependent on less people, wages were increased as workers wer reduced in number.
Natural gas threatened coal production and onwers needed to fight back at any law that might increase cost of mining or increase cost of using coal.
Owners threaten workers that if they support Obama they will lose jobs.
Evangelical churches grow as more moderate and educated people flee the state for better opportunity.
Evangelicals preach right to life and blame democrats.
The list goes on and on.

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