But if you ' re some white guy living in some poor rural town , probably one whose economy relied on a nearby factory for years . Then one day the factory closes down for good , and no new jobs are created in the area , so your family crashes into poverty . Definitely a good point . Last spring I was in Benham , KY and got into a conversation with the lady who was manning the desk at their local museum devoted to the rise and fall of the coal industry . She was saddened by the demise of the industry probably many men in town were angered by it ' s decline as we switch away from one of the dirtiest sources of energy ever devised . I respectfully and kindly pointed out to her that the town ' s situation is far from unique . In fact , in my own life , the source of income my family relied on dairy farming had changed so much that it was no longer viable . Yeah , also sad , but that ' s how progress and technology works it produces winners and losers . If you happen to be on the losers list , it hurts . But only recently have to losers banded together to lash out . My family either moved to better areas or went to school until their education matched up to a job . It took me until age 37 to do that , but I did it .