Diane Sawyer report on Appalachian Poverty (apartment, purchase, to live)

[kentuckydad95]

Originally Posted by gdude

Actually I still remember it. I still have that hym they were singing at the end stuck in my head.

My point is that out of everyone who is considering moving here, the story may have stopped 5 people from moving here.

Poverty will FOREVER be an issue. No matter what is done, it will not be eliminated completely. You also have to take into account that 3-5% of adults are not hireable for a job in the United States. I think those people should have more help than the people who are able to work but choose not to.

[Future Trooper]

Originally Posted by kentuckydad95

My point is that out of everyone who is considering moving here, the story may have stopped 5 people from moving here.

Poverty will FOREVER be an issue. No matter what is done, it will not be eliminated completely. You also have to take into account that 3-5% of adults are not hireable for a job in the United States. I think those people should have more help than the people who are able to work but choose not to.

That is probably true. I know I would probably never move down there. NOT because of the poverty but because I am a Hoosier born and bred and will forever remain in Hoosierland. Although I would definetly visit down there again. Very beautiful scenery and friendly people

I couldnt agree with you anymore on poverty the adults that arent hireable for a job should receive more help than those who are just plain lazy and choose not to work.

[vec101]

Originally Posted by Davart

Social services do not exist in eastern KY??? What is is it the third world? ..........

No, actually Third World Status is going to California.

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[gold*dust1]

I watched this documentary and found it riveting. PBS did a series on this (followed several high school students over a year or 2) a few years ago and it was VERY well done!

I can see how people from the area could get offended or embarrased about the missing teeth, and incest part of the story; but it is interesting that they are claiming Dew is like an anti depressent.

[marmac]

Davart says--------"ABC is not going to spend an hour talking about the prosperity in eastern KY "-----

selective memory?

She did cover the very young coal miner who was able in a short time to buy a house for his family.
She did mention the good wages coal miners make.
She did mention the coal company owner who built a nice house in that area to show his committment of living in the area.

Some posters asked whu -Louisville- wasn't shown or mentioned.
Sorry, the documentary was about the Appalachians and not about Louisville.

Perhaps Diane Sawyer figured Louisville was not part of the Appalachians.

[Davart]

Originally Posted by marmac

Davart says--------"ABC is not going to spend an hour talking about the prosperity in eastern KY "-----

selective memory?

She did cover the very young coal miner who was able in a short time to buy a house for his family.
She did mention the good wages coal miners make.
She did mention the coal company owner who built a nice house in that area to show his committment of living in the area.

Some posters asked whu -Louisville- wasn't shown or mentioned.
Sorry, the documentary was about the Appalachians and not about Louisville.

Perhaps Diane Sawyer figured Louisville was not part of the Appalachians.

Did they spend a hour on it? No? I believe that is what I said.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by marmac

Davart says--------"ABC is not going to spend an hour talking about the prosperity in eastern KY "-----

selective memory?

She did cover the very young coal miner who was able in a short time to buy a house for his family.
She did mention the good wages coal miners make.
She did mention the coal company owner who built a nice house in that area to show his committment of living in the area.

Some posters asked whu -Louisville- wasn't shown or mentioned.
Sorry, the documentary was about the Appalachians and not about Louisville.

Perhaps Diane Sawyer figured Louisville was not part of the Appalachians.

Huh? No one wanted Louisville mentioned. Trust me, there is zero percent in common between Louisville and Appalachia. My point was really that outside KY, people really don't know that there are actual cities and urban culture in the Commonwealth. My other point was that I was appalled that they made eastern KY look so bad. I have been once, mostly to the area around Pikeville, and the people they showed weren't common, they were the exception....maybe I didn't make it up into enough "hollers?" because that is where she found those incestual people living in filth.

[FiveHorses]

Originally Posted by stx12499

My point was really that outside KY, people really don't know that there are actual cities and urban culture in the Commonwealth.

I think that's a bit unfair.

Edit: Mea culpa - I am told food stamps cover soda (reference earlier post). Sad, but apparently true.

[censusdata]

I disagree that Louisville has zero percent in common with Appalachia. Maybe the Highlands doesn't but South Louisville extending into Bullitt County has a very Appalachian feel to. When I drive down Cane Run Road I have to remind myself I'm in Louisville and not Corbin

[Davart]

Originally Posted by FiveHorses

I think that's a bit unfair.

Edit: Mea culpa - I am told food stamps cover soda (reference earlier post). Sad, but apparently true.

To my knowledge they do not cover sodas, beer, prepared foods, cigarettes and that type of stuff. I never gotten them (food stamps), but I've seen them refused by store clerks as not allowed.