West Virginia has shipped out everything. Our coal, gas, timber, and even our young people. Yet we remain one of the nation’s poorest states. This isn’t due to lack of hard work, but because the wealth we generate never stays here at home.
Billionaires fly in for photo-ops, talk about “saving” West Virginia, and then leave with the profits. We aren’t partners in our own destiny. We’re just props in a rich person’s business plan.
West Virginia has powered America for over 160 years. We deserve properly funded schools, thriving towns, and an independent economy.
West Virginia isn’t inherently poor. It has been impoverished. Until our wealth remains in our communities, this cycle will continue.