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In reply to the discussion: Business is booming in Texas! [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)compared to the "poor women in Rwanda." And the "poor women in Rwanda" are well off compared to the "poor women in Bangladesh." The "poor women in SE Texas" are better off than many areas of Louisiana. And so on and so forth.
Although Texas generally has a better economy than many other states, that does not mean that each and every person is doing well. But are they doing better here, or have the opportunity to do better here, than some other places? Yes.
If someone chooses to live in a rural area, far from health care facilities and doctors and schools and places where you can get work, they can expect to have a harder life in some respects. It's a trade-off. Some people still choose that life, rather than the rat race. Don't underestimate the factor of choice. Some don't have a choice, but many do. I know that from firsthand experience. They don't want to leave their family, friends, their local bars, their old school chums. They're comfortable where they are. They accept things for the way they are and don't want to make the plunge out of their comfort zone. It's very scary. I know because I did it. It's hard to do. But it must be done sometimes, if you were unlucky enough to be born in an area that is not good economically.