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Originally Posted by kafromTN
Actually Toyota is building a new $1.3 billion plant in MS along Corridor X (future I-22), the economic conditions in MS have been steadily improving ever since casinos have been allowed.
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Thanks for the information about Toyota. That is good. I also know that casino monies do not often translate to infrastructure improvements and increased social programs to decrease poverty, which has been a problem for MS for a very long time.
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Originally Posted by kafromTN
I do agree there are some areas that are behind economically the rest of the U.S. I by no means would or even could compare it to Darfur. True in the MS delta the average family may not have air conditioning, televisions, cable or late model cars, but they are far better off economically than Darfur. Way more people die in Darfur due to poor living conditions than in MS, I think it is a an extreme stretch to even compare the two since "poverty" is relative.
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Have you ever heard about exaggeration to hone in on points? The fact is, WE--ALL OF US--need to right by OUR citizens in poorer states than California and New York. And I think Mississippi and Louisiana has been suffering too long without assistance that they sorely deserve.
What is at stake here is not more poverty... What is at stake is succession, again.
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