We have simply lost a lot of high-paying jobs,

We've had some job growth, but it's in lower-paying sectors.

My wife is in the process of going through breast cancer. My co-payment is so high, I'm paying about $1,000 per month in medical and co-pay.

When a city goes out and attracts a new factory that will have 100 jobs, it makes headlines in the paper. But the economic impact of those retirees will far and away exceed the economic impact of the industrial development. ... Retirees are really the most effective and efficient type of economic development for many of these little communities.

If it brings more jobs to town, it's alright. It doesn't bother me any. Everybody will get used to it.

Some left because they simply couldn't handle the catastrophe.