> To do what, in this area, with what existing infrastructure? Right! It's a real chicken and egg scenario. It would seem to me that without this infrastructur

> To do what, in this area, with what existing infrastructure? Right! It's a real chicken and egg scenario. It would seem to me that without this infrastructure, it would be very hard to retrain and build new industries. It would really benefit the people of these regions to vote for people who, as a matter of policy, would bring training and infrastructure to them. Unfortunately, the people who most benefit from such policies vote against them [1], so the resources available are insufficient. So the conversation is about poverty reduction through social programs to support people working in a dying industry, rather than growing new industries. The solution, might be to vote for people proposing such resources, which I know is a radical idea, but it's at least something new to try. https://medium.com/hillary-for-america/the-future-of-america-s-rural-economy-5176e6201777 https://medium.com/hillary-for-america/the-future-of-america...