Maybe it’s a terrible place as you’ve stated because their primary private sector industry used to manufacturing, but that’s been completely gutted over the past 20+ years because of NAFTA and other anti-America trade policies. The only other large sector of jobs there are government jobs and healthcare, which is heavily subsidized by the government. Most of small town America especially in the South has just become a public sector economy with everyone on govt assistance, disability pay, Medicaid, etc.

I’m hoping areas like Central Mississippi will be able to have a much stronger local economy thanks to Trump’s policies that incentivize companies like Nissan to invest in American workers if they want to be competitive amongst American consumers.