Subject: Re: o/t, retail in America, WMT,
I grew up in Northern California and now live in NC where I have been for 20 years. NC is a mess. Social Darwinism, not social welfare, is the prevailing political motivating force.

Here is just one quick comparison between the two states.

North Carolina has 16 persistent poverty counties — meaning counties where at least 20% of residents have been in poverty across multiple decennial censuses and multi-year ACS estimates (a 30-year or more period).

California with a 3.6x larger population has ZERO


Smufty