J. D. Vance: “These areas [Appalachia and southern Ohio] are beset by…”

“The American dream in those parts of the country is in a very real sense just a dream. So why is that happening? So one reason is obviously economic or structural. So you think of These areas [Appalachia and southern Ohio] are beset by these terrible economic trends built around industries like coal and steel. that make it harder for folks to get ahead. That's certainly one problem. There's also the problem of brain drain, where the really talented people, because they can't find high skill work at home, end up moving elsewhere.” (03:33–03:42)

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