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re: An interesting conversation I had with a man from Appalachia at the coffee shop
Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:40 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:40 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
The Tennessee Valley used to be every bit as backward as Appalachia, until the TVA came along. Too bad Appalachia didn't have a big river they could dam.
Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:48 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:I do not support the TVA, but it's not like the government wasn't actively involved in the southern economy before that. In fact, private utility were so regulated back then in Tenn, that they were basically owned by the government.
The Tennessee Valley used to be every bit as backward as Appalachia, until the TVA came along.
Besides, are you trying to argue, in statist fashion, that Appalachia is poor because of lack of government? Because that is not true- it was the PRIMARY area targeted by the great society.
Sorry if I sound angry, I just get a bit ticked off when people glorify bureaucrats as angels who are meant to lead ordinary men and women to the economic promise land.
The TVA was a soviet-style experiment.
This post was edited on 8/8/14 at 3:53 pm
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