Hear Allendale, SC Mayor Ronnie Jackson discuss the need for stimulus money to help alleviate depression era unemployment levels in his county. Will South Carolina Senators Demint and Graham listen to his plea?
Allendale County, South Carolina is the 10th poorest county in the United States according to the latest census report.
The median income for a household in the county was $20,898, and the median income for a family was $27,348. 34.5 percent of Allendale Co. lived below the poverty line, including 48.1 percent of those under age 18 and 26.00 percent of those residents age 65 or over.
Even by the standards of South Carolina, the fifth poorest state in the U.S.A. where the median income is only $41,548, Allendale stands out in its almost complete absence of economic activity. In fact, there are no functioning businesses to be found on the road into the City of Allendale itself. (income data: US Census)
As shocking as these facts are, Jim Demint's Republican senate colleague, Mitch McConnell's Kentucky is home to four of the five poorest counties in the United States. Does the vision of these two conservative Senate leaders for the rest of the country include more Allendale Counties?
TAKE A TOUR OF ALLENDALE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
An unrelated topic, perhaps related to South Carolina's "pro-biz" climate, which you need talk before the civil rights era many white southerners had no problem with unions and labor standards. I expect a follow up post from the owner of the blog so I can make mention and debate and inform of this topic further.
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