Few issues touch me as much as rural poverty. Because most of us live in cities, and because rural poverty looks quite different than urban poverty, it is hard for us to see it. When we do see it, it’s hard to empathize with it because many don’t quite understand it. It’s a much more hidden, but trapping kind of poverty, and it infects our countryside “from sea to shining sea.”
This is pretty important.
For those of you interested, Sullivan county is the bottom-most county on the left side of NY, in the 20%-14.3% range.
This is all well and good, but infinitely more fascinating is the increasing size of counties as we move Westward. WOW MY MIND IS BLOWN.
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I wonder what the tax rates are…
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mmm…yummy, a chummy chart…. I heard on the radio recently that 1 in 8 Americans are hungry. or hungary. it’s interesting...
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People don’t often think about *what* poverty in rural areas looks like. It is crushing. One of the things I’ve...
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This intrigues me very much. I was just talking to someone the other day about poverty in New Hampshire, and figured...
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los alamos county is home to los alamos, and los alamos national labs. they have one of the highest numbers of PhDs per...
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My husband and I were having a conversation about this last night. We both grew up in pink counties, half a country...
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I genuinely cannot wait to move back home (to WV) after I finish my education. My life may be more “fun” or whatever if...
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Saw this on my dash and had to...rural America. The real world is going to be such an...
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This is all well and good, but infinitely more fascinating is the increasing size of counties as we move Westward. WOW...
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Monterey county in central california is far from urban…. Our poverty rate is pretty high…
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yay sullivan county.
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