The problem facing Appalachia today isn't Third World poverty. It's dependence on government assistance.
The people of Martin County fell short of Johnson's plan to "support themselves" rather than rely on handouts. In 2011, the county's largest source of personal income wasn't wages and salaries, as it is in a healthy economy. It was $143 million in government transfer payments, direct aid from the American taxpayer for which no good or service was expected in return.
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