re: Anyone grow up in the Appalacians; question about Ginseng

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Glamorizing trespassing, theft, threats on human life, etc

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but that is ol' Appalachia outlaw life..

now, this way of life has subsided greatly since the large majority of people who led this life have gotten on, "the check",(btw, that 60 minutes piece only touches the tip of the iceberg)

because of this, what is happening people are getting on disability for bad back, getting a Rx and then flipping/trading for other drugs/money

so instead of people scavenging the hillside for ginseng, moonshine, pot etc., they are laid up in their house getting stoned being leaches on the american economy