National Review takes on Kentucky's "White Ghetto"

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Personally, I think it would take another WPA (which is sorely needed) to deal with this.

Indeed.  Build more infrastructure, including high speed internet... build tunnels and stuff so it's more accessible.  Build tourism/recreational infrastructure (the Appalachians are beautiful and would lend itself to rustic tourism)... plus recreational infrastructure for the people that live there.

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Of course I'm talking more about mom and pop tourism like we have around here.  Locally owned bed and breakfasts, small lodges, etc.

I'm not pushing it as "the solution"... but more as a general way to use the beauty of where they live to their advantage.  Coal isn't coming back.

If they appeal to regional middle class tourism, however, it might pump some money into the economy.