My father is from here, he grew up in Boonville.. he was drafted to the Vietnam war he’s senior year in high school when he got out he settled in Versailles Ky landed a factory job he worked for 44 years until he retired .. he made a good life for us and we lived in a nice home in a good neighborhood . He took us up to the mountains to visit his family and my great grandparents when we were young, and I loved being in the mountains with them! They lived in a small house my great grandfather build from a chicken coup way before my dad was born… it had coal burning stoves . It was like going back in time .. they were the most sweetest people on earth and never had much of anything but lived life lovingly… I’m 50 and they have been long gone.. miss them so much and that part of my childhood… but Appalachian mountains will always be a part of me ❤
Society loves to label white people privileged and wealthy, never mentioning every color struggles. I love that this video finally shows that. Again, not being political, just being real. Everyone struggles, I hope more people start to see it.
Random relative fact: there's more caucasian/white people on welfare & government assistance than any other ethnicity & race in America, it's pretty ironic.
Tommy I'm a 65-year-old man and most of your videos can hold my attention for a young man you can fit into any kind of crowd it seems. You can go from one extreme to the other and still let people feel comfortable talking to you. That is a rare talent. I see you growing.
It's funny they bitch about Biden but are asking for someone too turn their area into a socialist gift so they can afford to live without doing it for themselves ... Presidents don't control the price of groceries or milk .. this is all a byproduct of our of control capitalism these companies are making record profits and there isn't a reason for it .. oil costs the same now as when Trump was in office why does it cost twice as much at the pump ? Greed
Drugs are always everywhere, it's when the ppl don't have shit and get depressed that it starts a generational cycle of addiction that get worse with each cycle.
Was with you until the end. I came up. I stayed away. You can too kids. You want out? Get out! It's your hometown. it's your mother. It's your grandfather. And now your brother's selling off the corner. You are you. Stay safe.
Ive gone on 6 mission trips to Harlen Kentucky, one of the other very unfortunate counties in East an east Kentucky, the people are very grateful and haven't had one bad experience when assisting them. People are the absolute salt of the earth in east Kentucky.
I'm Appalachian. Great video man, we are the most forgotten part of America. Such an important and beautiful place on earth, I've been all over Europe and still appalachia has beauty unlike any other.
I live up top Appalachia in PA now and have lived in west Virginia Appalachia and it's beautiful for sure, nothing better then waking up in Appalachia in the morning and having a cup of coffee with a smoke In the middle of nowhere.
It does. First time in WV and I was in awe the entire time but then again I never left new jersey either so everything was an adventure to me. Now living in Florida and it's hot as a mofo out here. Cheers to y'all
Originally from a Tiny town in West Virginia called Kimberly. No other place in the world so beautiful. Probably can’t find it if ya tried. But I’m so happy I grew up there
i started to tear up when that older fella issac i think his name was, started talking about his wife and how it feels to lose the person you love the most. i pray for that man and anyone else who’s been through that or going through it. i cant imagine losing my woman it takes some serious strength to try every day for your life after something like that
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
As a recovering addict myself, drug addiction comes from wanting to escape life. Doesn’t matter how much money you have, what your living situation is, we all got problems and we all look for a way to escape them sometimes, hence where drug addiction starts. I adored this video and the good ol boys. I was born and raised in middle Tennessee, and this is the way of life here in the south. Theirs so many parts of Tennessee that are just like this.
Fentanyl hit small counties in 2016, heroin 2013. I live in fluvanna county Virginia, about 50 classmates i graduated with in 09 are dead. Im lucky, 1 year sober now.
@@jennaquinn84 appreciate it 🙏 first time sober as an adult. I'm 33, and finally have a little bank account. I couldn't feel better about life currently
The government is solely responsible for the fentanyl epidemic. They told Dr's to hand out pain meds like candy then once people were dependent they cut them off. That forced many to illegal drugs to get by.
Congratulations.i did seven flat in TX for tar ten bucks worth.moved from Dallas to West TX big country no downers just uppers but have stayed out of it all even being broke s. Joke
As a 22 year old male who does electrical for a living the opener to the 2024 section of this video just had me heart broken. I bust my ass day in and day out, our generation catches a lot of heat for being lazy and I can see that with some but let me tell you the people I surround myself with and many others work their asses off. To buy a home in Massachusetts (where I’m from) today is almost unfathomable where as if I had went out on a whim with my savings in 2019 the year I graduated I could own a home today comfortably. Not to say obtaining a home is truly unfathomable if you work it’s just to the point that’s it’s unjustifiable. Homes are outrageous. It’s truly depressing. What is being made of our world? I can’t imagine what the next 50 years hold for us.
I have the same fears man, grew up in mass too. Don’t see how it’s possible to ever own a house where home is. These days just makes the future look scary.
It's because we've turned every aspect of life into a commodity to buy and sell and speculate on. Which is fine for microwaves and tennis balls but people can't survive without shelter. Market fluctuations shouldn't prohibit basic existence but they do so we need to find another way. People think pure capitalism is the best of our bad options but it's really only the best for the wealthy. It never trickled down because it was never going to, control from the top down only works for those in control. We have to lose some of our hyper individualistic ideas and start depending more on the people around us who actually have an interest in our welfare. Relying on the government or corporations to think for us is what got us where we are today.
I'm from owsley and it's the same here we're we are close to natural bridge. The rock climbing has become a big hit and big city ppl are moving in a a property that would have went for 20k or 30 k back 4 or 5 yr ago is now 100k or more.
I’m just a few counties away from Owsley county. I’m a Realtor and sell young people homes all the time. Drugs are horrible there. Education is free if they just take advantage of any one of the numerous programs available to them. The people who take advantage of the educational opportunities, trade training, and drug rehabilitation ALL FOR FREE get out of poverty. So many have no desire to better themselves by working!
I know a lot of people who veer in and out of this county and I do not know you. I can see that you are not "EDUCATED" about how drug rehabilitation works.
At one moment he seems like he grasps how finance, economy, supply & demand, and just basic capitalism and consumerism works. Says life is what you make of it, and says it doesn't matter how much you make, it's how you live. But then he also thinks a president must snap their fingers and magically set gas & food prices, as well as tell corporations where to build and invest. And, somehow the immigrants are apparently "stealing" jobs and money from his pocket. At one point i'm like "He gets it. And he has a basic understanding of capitalism." Then at another point i'm like "Noooooo. No. No. No. That's not how that works., or why that happens, or how the cause & effect of that works.""
As someone who has family around this area and have spent a lot of time in Lee/ owsley county, the people of eastern Kentucky in general are some of the most strong and resilient people in America. It doesn’t matter who you are how much money you make what you to they will give you their shirt off their back. Thank you for bringing light to this community ❤️
This is why I live in my car driving across the country. It breaks my heart life is this hard but I’m beyond happy you are making a video in my home Tommy. I really appreciate you.
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
As do I, my friend. I'm got the hell out of Eastern Kentucky in 2016 and haven't looked back. I'm currently working security for a movie set for a production that Kevin Costner is doing here in Southern Utah. Life got so much better for me as soon as I got out of that Hell hole.
This is the Tommy G style I fell in love with some years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story. Keep up the amazing work, Tommy! 👏👏👏
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
That 75 yr old man talking about his wife was sad. It’s been 15 years but you can tell he still struggles. I learn more about what’s going on in the states with Tommy G than any other source
Me being from KY I can say that a lot of people may be poor in some counties but we have to be some of the most self reliant nicest people I have ever met. This is coming from someone who has been all through America and multiple countries in Europe.
@@Bliitzburgh Well sorry but ur opinion doesn't mean anything. The stats show Kentucky ranks at the bottom for education, health, and economics how is that great?
I live in my van in the desert now. I used to live in Wolfe County and decided that if I was going to be poor, then I was going to be out west, where it's definitely more beautiful than than anything in Eastern Kentucky. 5000 dollars a year would be a good financial success for me. Eastern Kentucky is the cling-on on the butthole of the world.
I recently moved to a rural school district, and it really changed my perspective on poverty in general. For the first time in pretty much my entire life, I got to witness white poverty up close and I realized race has nothing to do with poor outcomes (for the most part), it's truly a socioeconomic issue. I've even worked in low-income majority black schools, but the level of poverty in these rural areas was still incomparable.
what's great about this video is how upgraded the overall production feels, 2022 still was good, but man 2024, your speaking skills, production, camera quality. Everything has improved. Good job!
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
Salute to that deputy! One of the most articulate interviews with an officer I have seen to date. He seems very fair and justice, the internet could truly benefit from seeing more of that level-headed style of interviews with police officers.
How these poor country and working class people can look at rich Republican politicians and say, yes, they have my best interests at heart is incredible to me. This is why governmental classes are so important in school. The Republican party wants to cut the funding for and privatize the very programs that these people need to survive. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. The Republican party is not the party of the working class. They want your vote but thats it. And im not going to sit here and say that the Democrats are perfect but at least they try to help the working people in this country. I agree whole heartedly that these communities need good paying union jobs that were lost when coal mining left. Its also important to recognize that the president doesnt control the price of eggs or gas. They just dont, and that goes both ways. Trump didnt control the prices, things were cheap because of covid, and Biden doesnt control the prices. He actually kept this country from experiencing a serious recession. I also think its important to point out that Tommy G talks about the "dog shit mainstream media" but then does the same shit they do and not call out lies or propaganda when he hears it. I mean come on, part of fixing this country's problems is stamping out the bullshit thats propagated on the likes of Facebook. Russian and Chinese cyber operations spreading hate and discontent among oursevles. Weakening us.
I’ve never believed in giving American a UBI (Universal Basic Income) but there’s an argument to be made for it in towns like this that were the backbone of America during and after the Industrial Revolution and then we sent all our jobs over seas to save a couple buck
UBI isn't going to solve this problem. Bingo, what he said so many of their population would rather rely on government assist then work. This has snow balled. How to help?
I live in west Ireland and I’ve had this Blue T-shirt for around a year now I picked up at a second hand event , it’s blue with UK wrote on it , today I realised it’s University Kentucky , thought that was cool 👌
I’m a native Kentuckian who frequents the area and I can tell you that living in this area of the country feels like an utter a total free for all. Even if all these people had jobs a considerable amount of them would still pull government disability to feed their drug addiction. One of my favorite facts about SE KY is Beatyville, the town right next to booneville got a LARGE surplus of money handed to them and for the past like 2 years they have been “fixing” the road by making it actively horrible to drive on
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
It's always amazing to me the marginalized people whom America has tossed to the fringes still wear patriotic clothing and fly flags of the country that impoverished them.
@@No_Budget_No_Problem According to some, the American flag is support for the Republicans. I'd like to understand that. Seems like poor people getting tricked by the rich. What have republicans ever done for the poor. Our Conservative Party has never done anything about poverty, hence now it's Trudeau's problems and gets blamed for it, which is fair cause he should do more, but I digress... why do poor people support right wing policy which only gives the rich more benefits when we all know it's the sick and poor that need benefits. What's up with that?
I owned a farm there before moving away after raising three girls in Berea. When I bought the farm in 2018, i loved it. The people are nice and very poor. I had 20 acres of quietness and peace. Lost a job and sold it to move and work in Arizona. I spent 30 years in wonderful Kentucky, and I may return there someday! That gas station is right below my house/farm up on the hill. My neighbor overdosed. Drugs are rampant, but thats everywhere. My teo bedroom home/3 car garage and 20 acres was $595 mortgage payment including taxes and insurance. They have a famous NY yankee that cane from Owsley. I miss these folks. Really good people
Warren Buffet said, "We don't mind paying taxes at Berkshire, and we are paying a 21% federal rate. If we send in a check like we did last year, we sent in over $5 billion to the US federal government. And if 800 other companies had done the same thing, no other person in the United States would have had to pay a dime of federal taxes, whether income taxes, no Social Security taxes, no estate taxes, no… . It's open down the line." All the money paid in the poorest county in the USA well if the average person paid no federal tax well, they would have more money in their pocket. They could consider starting a business, buying a home not renting. Not having credit card debt. And if enough people own their own home, they will try to fix it up and there goes more economic activity increasing the velocity of their local economy. Those that really own this country have allowed the poor sad state of these struggling people. I'm sorry to say the elitist want them uneducated, poor, eating junk and fast food and using hard drugs to thin the herd. Yet I'm guessing many residents there would think Trump will save them. Trump was in for 4 and they are still poor. Biden has been President during massive inflation and yet as you see the grocery store is a monopoly and names its price. Merger madness has been allowed in this country creating near monopolies in everything you pay so much for. The industrial military complex with countless wars gets a massive amount of your hard-earned tax dollars. Has any Republican in your district voted against a war in the last 30 years. look it up. I bet you can find a n=one. but alas now Democrats vote like heck for wars too. I am not saying the Dems will save you. Consider a third-party candidate like RFK, Jr. and please don't be married to any political party. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was co-published with The Washington Post. One of President Donald Trump’s lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch. The financial burden that he’s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt. The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much as what Americans owe on student loans, car loans, credit cards and every other type of debt other than mortgages, combined, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It amounts to about $23,500 in new federal debt for every person in the country. The growth in the annual deficit under Trump ranks as the third-biggest increase, relative to the size of the economy, of any U.S. presidential administration, according to a calculation by a leading Washington budget maven, Eugene Steuerle, co-founder of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. And unlike George W. Bush and Abraham Lincoln, who oversaw the larger relative increases in deficits, Trump did not launch two foreign conflicts or have to pay for a civil war. Yet Trump will get tons of votes in the poorest county in the USA. Keep em dumb ,eating crap food, using tons of addictive substances and they will vote against their own interest every time...
Well said. Every single person I know that's struggling or has job issues is thinking trump is the greatest thing going. He didn't help the first time, do you think he is gonna help the second? They just keep drinking the coolaid.
I've been watching Tommy G since the beginning, this is the first video that brought tears to a 31 one year old man. Keep up the good work, we gotta do better as a country. God Bless everyone struggling and I pray for better times to come for all these people.
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
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Tommy is showing so much love to Kentucky! Much love from the capital, keep it up, we have such beautiful land yet we are the poorest due to population and location
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12thank you Sue Christian for pointing out the whole truth...not just the negative stuff that gets the "click bait" I mentioned your comments here in an earlier text and didnt check the name..my apologies for referencing you as a "guy" ...shoulda realized to look first at who writes these comments I was too impressed with your comment. Shoulda figured...only women seem to understand that there's 2 sides to every story!
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
I don't understand how can they afford cigarettes? I quit because I couldn't afford them, I don't miss it, thank God he helped me quit thank you father 🙏 Amen
Well you can't say they are not paying there taxes and they die younger ...they tend not to want to go to the doctor and are unwilling to go to retirement homes ....so the are definitely net contributing to the economy as smokers .
With that kind of landscape, why are people starving? You can grow seeds you can raise rabbits and somebody locally can start sticking up for everybody. I think towns need to treat themselves like villages and start unifying more.
I just found your UA-cam channel by chance last night. I'm going to start watching all of your videos now. You do some pretty awesome UA-cam journalism of life in America. Thank you!
I would suggest traveling to Harlan County, KY. It's a very beautiful county that is plagued by poverty and drugs, specifically fentanyl. You'd actually probably have a great time there, too.
I'd love to meet an honest man from a place like that!!! Honest!! You can love a poor man just as well as a rich man if your not materialistic and have true love! ❤
@johnnybronco9118 please research economics before you try to act like you know what your talking about like literally what I said you didn't even try to understand. You have to neglect the economy for YEARS. For inflation to build up and gain steam to take effect like it has it just doest happen in a couple of years. If you wanna blame anybody blame the orange diaper wearer.
One guy commented about the high prices and how they were being gauged by big grocery companies (and all companies), and not 30 seconds later, he says the biggest problem is the immigrants??? The biggest problem IS the big companies gauging everyone! The corporations and super rich are getting more and more money on the backs of the working class. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we'll stop blaming people who want a better life... just as the rest of us would.
It’s both. We need to make legal migration not horrible so people won’t flood in illegally so we have accountability for these people and can tax them. The reason illegals are so prevalent is because it’s a pain in the ass to become a citizen here and it’s lowkey bullshit. When your life is on the line and you’re being denied a VISA for literally no legitimate reason of course all these people don’t follow due process. If it was easy to follow due process people wouldn’t risk trying to cross illegally and injuring themselves and all that shit
I completely agree!! That's why I'm voting for ROBERT F. KENNEDY ,jr on NOVEMBER 5th. HES THE ONLY ONE TALKING ABOUT AND MAKING PLANS TO HAVE SOLUTIONS TO MOST OF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED HERE. HE PLANS TO BAN ALL BIG PHARMA DRUG COMMERCIALS ON TV ( THRU EXECUTIVE ORDER..ON DAY ONE) HE WILL ALSO PUT A BAN ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM WORKING FOR LOBBYING GROUPS FOR 5 YEARS AFTER THEY LEAVE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT. ALSO VIA EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WIL FIX QUITE A FEW THINGS WITHIN THE GOVT! HE HAS SO MANY OTHER THINGS HE WANTS TO DO WHEN HES IN THE WHITE HOUSE! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY 74 YO LIFE IM EXCITED ABOUT THIS ELECTION, I DONATE TIME & MONEY TO HELP HIM GET THERE BC I CARE ABOUT MY SONS FUTURE! WE ARE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS COMPLAINING...FOR GOD'S SAKE DO SOMETHING!!
Oh and any federal govt Employee caught lying to the citizens publicly... Will lose their job!! You know if any of us are caught lying to our employer or to the customers where we work...WE WOULD LOSE OUR JOBS... SO WHY HAVE SO MANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GOTTEN A PASS WHEN WE DONT? EXAMPLES OF PROLIFIC PREVARICATORS ARE: FAUCI, PELOSI, MITCH MCCONNELL, GEORGE W. BUSH, DICK CHENEY, BILL CLINTON, RICHARD NIXON, ...DO I NEED TO GO ON HERE? HOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE LIARS? LOTS TO TELL THERE! MONSANTO, BILL GATES, M. ZUCKERBURG, JEFF BEZOS, EVERY EXECUTIVE AT THE NOW DEFUNCT "ENRON", KENNETH LAY, EVERY EXECUTIVE IN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, BIG pHARMa, BIG OIL, BLACK ROCK, VANGUARD, WALL STREET AND TOO MANY OTHERS TO MENTION HERE! SOLUTION: DITCH THE 2 PARTYS CONTROLLED BY THESE ENTITIES I JUST MENTIONED!! DECLARE YOUR INDEPENCE FROM THEIR ACTS OF TYRANNY!...VOTE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY, jr for POTUS ON NOVEMBER 5th! Do yourself and your children's future a favor! Register to vote, encourage EVERYONE TO VOTE...WE NEED TO TEACH THEM A LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET! WE NEED TO SHOW UP AT THE POLLS LIKE LOCUSTS...THEY CANNOT CONTINUE TO WRIG AN ELECTION IF EVERYONE VOTES...WE CAN MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO RIG IT THIS TIME...ITS ONLY WHEN FEWER VOTERS VOTE THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO CHEAT! THE AMISH THINK THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME SUCH A MESS THAT EVEN THEY ARE REGISTERING TO VOTE THIS YEAR...THERE ARE 350,000 AMISH IN AMERICA!! GO AMISH! GO BOBBY! WE ❤ YOU BOBBY! STAY SAFE! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏❤❤😊😊🥳
Right in the feels...20:13 I hope this man's family visit as much as he prefers. If not, we should organize something kind, respectful, and helpful; imagine the wisdom this man has to share! These type of men right here are everything good about America, everything good about being a man. Thank you for shining a light on this legitimate national treasure. Shout out to all the other "Papaws" out there doting on their grandbabies, letting them ride go-karts, making biscuits & gravy for breakfast, taking them fishing, and down to the hardware store...you are the best parts of our life.
I live in one of the poorest places in Nova Scotia, used to be a booming small coal mining town, once the mines were gone they pulled the bank out and put in a funeral parlour in the same building, and then about 20 years later they closed the funeral parlour and someone bought it and turned it into a building full of junk
such as economic opportunities, access to education, healthcare, and infrastructure-can shed light on broader issues facing marginalized populations in the country
The eggs thing put it into perspective for me big-time. I'm 28, oldest of three sisters, and my mom's a single mom. She would take out of state contract jobs to bring home more money and I ran the house. I remember taking my sisters grocery shopping to get whatever we would need while mom was gone. I remember paying $1.89 for a dozen large eggs at Kroger. My mom left us $100 for about four days. There's absolutely no way that I could have kept my sisters and myself fed with that in today's age. And this all was happening only 6-7 years ago.
Sad how many of these people think a billionaire like Trump would be any better for the people. Especially when he largely contributed to the inflation were all dealing with
Tommy I live in a neighboring county. There is all kind of hiking and stuff in the red river gorge you can do. Our county, Wolfe County, is very similar. I think it would be cool to show some of the beauty of the area to maybe bring some tourist money in.
Wait.. how does the president just lower the price of food? It’s an honest question. Those food companies are private not government. Don’t worry vote for a billionaire. He will save you
I don't know about you, but I've had enough of these other two clowns! Both parties are corrupt. (We The People) "AMERICA" NEEDS KENNEDY / SHANAHAN IN 2024 it's the right choice for the future of this country.💪🇺🇲✌️
I live in New Zealand, my average shopping per week I about $450 and rent starts around $600 + a week gas is $2.60 a liter . I'm not saying you guys in the US are not doing it hard but other places are hit just as bad if not worse. Love the channel, keep kicking ass .
You mean you spend $450.00 a week on food? Holy cow, man I feel for you. I'm feeding 2 full time, 1 part time, and I spend maybe $150.00 a month. But, we eat simple, I catch meat on sale if I ain't raising it, meaning hogs, and chickens. I hunt, deer and turkey, that helps some. Fish a lot too, that really helps out. Make our own bread and such, and a garden, which this year, we got too much rain, and lost 2/3 of my garden because of that, now we are going into a drought. My only crop I'll do good with is okra, so guess we'll be eating heaps of it. I might spend $20.00 every 2 weeks on gas, we don't go far at all, and drive maybe 3 times a week, gas here is $2.98 a gallon right now. Only rent I can talk about is down the road, they pay $1000.00 a month for a near new mobile home and 1/2 acre of land. I own my place, so I have no clue about rent in town. Good luck down that way, Happy Trails!!!
From there , people do stuff other than drugs but no one seemed to wanna say that lol there’s trail rides, people ride horses, four wheelers, shoot guns , there’s a gun range here, and a lot of Appalachian heritage. People grow their own food in gardens so we don’t all rely on overpriced stores. And there’s people who choose to live in the mountains but yes have to find work in nearby counties. that’s why no one else was out to interview, the ones who wanna work and would’ve told you good things about our area aswell were all at work. Don’t get me wrong, drugs are awful here, but they are lots of other places too. There’s just fewer people here.
it’s so beautiful there. I live in Hawai’i and No lie, i am always traveling through there on Google earth. Probably has a lot to do with the fact I am only able to drive in a circle. But Seeing the country there makes me feel at peace for some reason. I’d love to visit one day ❤❤❤
@@Evilia33 it is beautiful. I love it here, there are bad people and there are everywhere. I lived in the city for 3 years, and I missed the mountains so I came back. The people in this video aren’t and representation of everyone here. We have hard workers too, and good people. Drug addicts too, but everywhere does.
Yeah we have our fair share of poverty’s and drugs. Drugs are definitely gonna be the downfall of the people. Also I deleted that other comment because it wasn’t meant to be a direct reply to your comment, I meant it for Jay the drug dealer if he even reads these comments.
@@MatthewGuynn-ki8rnme too lol and most everyone else who works was too. That’s why they got the ones they did to interview, all that was left in town at the time
This was an amazing story Tommy G. Im happy there's people like you putting out content like this, its very knowledgeable and you my help someone out. I salute 🫡 you brother
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
Something my dad always told me. Your either born into wealth or are very lucky enough to come from nothing and make something out of it. Told me I will work till the day I die for nothing. It’s pretty sad you have to tell your teenage son that. I’m 27 now and he hasn’t been wrong. It’s pretty sad the average American breaks there back every day for a crappy house and a crappy car hoping that something bad doesn’t happen bc you don’t have the extra money for it. Keep your head everyone we all rowing in the same boat.
Been following these videos to help better gain perspective in many areas in life, thank you for keeping them true open and honest! True TopG content man!
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12YOU GO SUE...LOVE YOUR PERSISTENCE! CAN YOU SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE NOT VOTE FOR THE 2 CORRUPT POLICAL PARTIES THAT CREATED THIS MESS IN EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA EXCEPT MARTHAS VINEYARD? SPREAD THE WORD THAT THERE IS A 3RD CHOICE OTHER THAN THE 2 CLOWNS WHO DEBATED ON CNN LAST THURDAY NITE THAT 3RD CHOICE IS ROBERT F. KENNEDY, jr I'm NEVER GOING TO VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF 2 EVILS POLITICALLY!! THIS COUNTRY DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT. WE GAVE THEM ALMOST 100 YEARS OF VOTING FOR THEM...AND LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW?... IM 74 AND ITS TIME TO START THE REVOLUTION...IF WE DON'T DO IT NOW..WHEN WILL WE? THE REVOLUTION REQUIRES WE DO IT QUIETLY AND PEACEFULLY...WE SHOW UP AT THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 5TH LIKE LOCUSTS...EVERYONE! AND WE DITCH BOTH PARTIES!! WE CANT KEEP VOTING FOR THE SAME CRIMINALS AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT RESULT! IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN THAT WAY! YOU CANT COMPLY YOUR WAT OUTTA TYRANNY! WE FINALLY HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET BACK OUR COUNTEY, OUR PEOPLE, AND THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET!! WE GOTTA WAKE UP AND DO THIS!! B4 ITS TOO LATE...WE HAVE A $35 TRILLION DEFICIT.. UNTIL WE VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN & WILL CHANGE THAT PRICES WILL KEEP GOING UP! ITS LITERALLY A WAR BETWEEN US & THE ELITES! WHATS IT GONNA BE , VOTERS?
@@thinknz I did. But hadn't you rather be informed by someone who knows the true story as to support a mostly fictional one and one where he only talked to folks who would give him the 'story he wanted?'
Bless them, redeem and sanctify that area of land is capable of only things above that despite the way it looks. They don't want to wake up being poor. No one does or deserves that.
I am eastern european growing up here we were always seeing usa as a place where we wanna move/how we wanna be. Watching your channel seeing San francisco and all the other states counties etc its such a eye opener dude. I am proud to be eastern european
You think it's sad to watch us destroy what used to be great? I live here and I'm 74 yrs old I've watched helplessly while CORPORATIONS with the help of our corrupt govt have destroyed this country & most of us here. Its terrifying to think about where we are headed! Off the cliff it seems or a "GREAT DEPRESSION" WORSE THAN THE ONE DURING MY PARENTS LIFETIMES. IT WILL BE CHAOS HERE!! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CLOWNS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HERE? DID YOU WATCH THE PATHETIC DEBATE ON CNN...THE CHANNEL THAT WOULDNT ALLOW RFK, jr to participate in that debate? The 2 political parties are trying to wrig the election...I dont blame you one bit for not wanting to live here now. .we have become a 3rd world country...freedom of speech..gone.. propaganda, lies and half truths are what we have now I feel just as "stuck here" as the people in Kentucky do..no money to leave😢 HOW ARE THINGS IN YOUR COUNTRY?😊..MUST BE BETTER THERE?
Me too. You can't see people in my country living in such powerty. But our politics would be perceived extremly communist in the US and Trump wouldn't get more than 3% at our elections. Moreover, the US Democrats would be perceived right wing in my country.
I saw one of your videos a while back and was kinda put off when you strapped a vest on and advertised for it. Then I watched more of your videos and realized. Damn. Total respect! Appreciate you doing these. Especially that town with the corrupt mayor. Keep at dude.
There’s Native American community’s in other states like North Dakota and MS that are poorer conditions and worst govt funding than this county in Kentucky just saying.
You are correct!!! I've been to the Rosebud Rez in S. Dakota. I helped a fella there, he was a Vietnam era veteran, sent a huge box up that way full of goods. Poor feller had nothing. No way to haul wood to his house to cook with and heat with. No power or running water. This was a few yrs. ago, sure hope he's still making it. It was bad up there, far worse than these folks in the video here.
Maaan, when I was a kid you could get 3 grocery karts full of groceries top to bottom overflowing for 200 bucks, no coupons. That was 10 & 20yrs ago.. now you can barely get the bottom of one kart covered with food before you hit 100bucks...
In reality, every sane American knows this and can see that very clearly. The government doesn't ever do anything from the goodness of their hearts. Never would they use OUR money to help US.
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@GenGenChilling then move out there genius. they literally said theres no jobs like how have you actually never interacted with poor people they make less 😮
5:08 👀 What are you even doing up at 3am ,sitting on the porch “watching the highway” anyway buddy!?🧐🤣 Buddy’s definitely part of that 60% he mentioned 👌🏼😅
Tommy G is the best interviewer and investigative journalist on the internet . Period he finds the raw spots in America . And points out the problems in our infrastructure as well as making younger generations knowledgeable about drugs . Don’t do drugs kids
Dide i live in southern AR. About 20 minutes from Glenwood and Amity. They are in worse shape than what i see in this video. Insest, drug abuse, its bad. No new gas stations or new anything.
Fun fact: Im related to Daniel Boone and also I am a new subscriber. I must say your videos are not only educational but they (the videos) I think help open the eyes of people who dont live in these towns. I hope you continue to make videos.
@TommyGMcGee Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
These people seem like the most down to the earth folks ive ever seen. Id love to have a couple beers with that old guy. Im sure hes got a lot of wild stories and wisdom from his life.
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TOMMY G BIG FAN !!
Chicken and Herbs junkie cry babies 😂
Men are born Men. Take that down.
Tommy G is a man with a rudimentary mustachio. Take that down.
Tommy G looks like his body is made out of a avocado toast.
My father is from here, he grew up in Boonville.. he was drafted to the Vietnam war he’s senior year in high school when he got out he settled in Versailles Ky landed a factory job he worked for 44 years until he retired .. he made a good life for us and we lived in a nice home in a good neighborhood . He took us up to the mountains to visit his family and my great grandparents when we were young, and I loved being in the mountains with them! They lived in a small house my great grandfather build from a chicken coup way before my dad was born… it had coal burning stoves . It was like going back in time .. they were the most sweetest people on earth and never had much of anything but lived life lovingly… I’m 50 and they have been long gone.. miss them so much and that part of my childhood… but Appalachian mountains will always be a part of me ❤
Rr donley in Versailles ?
Society loves to label white people privileged and wealthy, never mentioning every color struggles. I love that this video finally shows that. Again, not being political, just being real. Everyone struggles, I hope more people start to see it.
Ever heard of a stereotype?
@@OneChallengeChannel I like Panasonic
Random relative fact: there's more caucasian/white people on welfare & government assistance than any other ethnicity & race in America, it's pretty ironic.
Shut up
Facts at the end of the day it’s not black and white, it’s poor and rich
Tupac said “we got money for wars but cant feed the poor” no truer words spoken
These people have money for guns and ammo, Tattoos, and Cigarettes and all that stuff cost big money. and I forgot all the trump junk .
Z hand outs? Helps but not a cure. Education Jobs, is the answer. The problem is over our heads on what to do.
Dummy!@@jstrawser
Tommy I'm a 65-year-old man and most of your videos can hold my attention for a young man you can fit into any kind of crowd it seems. You can go from one extreme to the other and still let people feel comfortable talking to you. That is a rare talent.
I see you growing.
Tommy is a great interviewer, he’s already made it big but I see him making it way bigger
Is my music good?
No @@OfficialJalenSmith
Is it because this is purely a pro trump channel lol
It's funny they bitch about Biden but are asking for someone too turn their area into a socialist gift so they can afford to live without doing it for themselves ... Presidents don't control the price of groceries or milk .. this is all a byproduct of our of control capitalism these companies are making record profits and there isn't a reason for it .. oil costs the same now as when Trump was in office why does it cost twice as much at the pump ? Greed
He said he don’t know how his house burnt down, then it cut to a scene of a burnt up cig laying in the back window of the car ☠️
Or meth house g tf he dnt kno 😂😂😂
@@SRTJo-j6pmeth, cigs, or Jewish lightening
Is My music good?
@@OfficialJalenSmith don't quit your day job
That's from smoking and throwing it out the window and it coming back in. Source: ex smoker
Drugs are always everywhere, it's when the ppl don't have shit and get depressed that it starts a generational cycle of addiction that get worse with each cycle.
Was with you until the end. I came up. I stayed away. You can too kids. You want out? Get out! It's your hometown. it's your mother.
It's your grandfather.
And now your brother's selling off the corner. You are you. Stay safe.
Ive gone on 6 mission trips to Harlen Kentucky, one of the other very unfortunate counties in East an east Kentucky, the people are very grateful and haven't had one bad experience when assisting them. People are the absolute salt of the earth in east Kentucky.
Return of the 1930s depression era, it's hitting hard everywhere... The amount of people out there struggling is so overwhelming!
😂😂 we're nowhere near the depression. This place has been poor for many many years.
$800 a month in food isn't bad.I spend about $1200 now for myself.
@@KommyToob it is very bad.
I'm Appalachian. Great video man, we are the most forgotten part of America. Such an important and beautiful place on earth, I've been all over Europe and still appalachia has beauty unlike any other.
I live up top Appalachia in PA now and have lived in west Virginia Appalachia and it's beautiful for sure, nothing better then waking up in Appalachia in the morning and having a cup of coffee with a smoke In the middle of nowhere.
That's bc u live in the fucking backwoods in seclusion yall make yourselves forgotten lol
It does. First time in WV and I was in awe the entire time but then again I never left new jersey either so everything was an adventure to me. Now living in Florida and it's hot as a mofo out here. Cheers to y'all
Give us some tips. I like to travel
Originally from a Tiny town in West Virginia called Kimberly. No other place in the world so beautiful. Probably can’t find it if ya tried. But I’m so happy I grew up there
i started to tear up when that older fella issac i think his name was, started talking about his wife and how it feels to lose the person you love the most. i pray for that man and anyone else who’s been through that or going through it. i cant imagine losing my woman it takes some serious strength to try every day for your life after something like that
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
i wanna give him some cash for a new set of pants or some beer....how can i do that.
@@whiteking4895maybe try to contact tommy. see if theres something he can arrange maybe a gofundme or some shit
As a recovering addict myself, drug addiction comes from wanting to escape life. Doesn’t matter how much money you have, what your living situation is, we all got problems and we all look for a way to escape them sometimes, hence where drug addiction starts. I adored this video and the good ol boys. I was born and raised in middle Tennessee, and this is the way of life here in the south. Theirs so many parts of Tennessee that are just like this.
*You are GORGEOUS !!!! WOW !!!*
🔥🫠🔥🫠
Mucha droga en USA
@@Javierolizola89they're everywhere
Congratulations 🎊 keep up the good work !❤
Fentanyl hit small counties in 2016, heroin 2013. I live in fluvanna county Virginia, about 50 classmates i graduated with in 09 are dead. Im lucky, 1 year sober now.
Congrats 🎉 one day at a time. We do recover
@@jennaquinn84 appreciate it 🙏 first time sober as an adult. I'm 33, and finally have a little bank account. I couldn't feel better about life currently
The government is solely responsible for the fentanyl epidemic. They told Dr's to hand out pain meds like candy then once people were dependent they cut them off. That forced many to illegal drugs to get by.
Congratulations.i did seven flat in TX for tar ten bucks worth.moved from Dallas to West TX big country no downers just uppers but have stayed out of it all even being broke s. Joke
Wow … 50?! 09?! 😮…. Blessings to you. Press on
As a 22 year old male who does electrical for a living the opener to the 2024 section of this video just had me heart broken. I bust my ass day in and day out, our generation catches a lot of heat for being lazy and I can see that with some but let me tell you the people I surround myself with and many others work their asses off. To buy a home in Massachusetts (where I’m from) today is almost unfathomable where as if I had went out on a whim with my savings in 2019 the year I graduated I could own a home today comfortably. Not to say obtaining a home is truly unfathomable if you work it’s just to the point that’s it’s unjustifiable. Homes are outrageous. It’s truly depressing. What is being made of our world? I can’t imagine what the next 50 years hold for us.
I have the same fears man, grew up in mass too. Don’t see how it’s possible to ever own a house where home is. These days just makes the future look scary.
It's because we've turned every aspect of life into a commodity to buy and sell and speculate on. Which is fine for microwaves and tennis balls but people can't survive without shelter. Market fluctuations shouldn't prohibit basic existence but they do so we need to find another way. People think pure capitalism is the best of our bad options but it's really only the best for the wealthy. It never trickled down because it was never going to, control from the top down only works for those in control. We have to lose some of our hyper individualistic ideas and start depending more on the people around us who actually have an interest in our welfare. Relying on the government or corporations to think for us is what got us where we are today.
Also from Mass & the struggle is real. Rent has skyrocketed, but my pay hasn't.
I'm from owsley and it's the same here we're we are close to natural bridge. The rock climbing has become a big hit and big city ppl are moving in a a property that would have went for 20k or 30 k back 4 or 5 yr ago is now 100k or more.
don't worry man it feels worse to be 27 and still have no chance of owning a home, I started my job the week the pandemic started
I’m just a few counties away from Owsley county. I’m a Realtor and sell young people homes all the time. Drugs are horrible there. Education is free if they just take advantage of any one of the numerous programs available to them. The people who take advantage of the educational opportunities, trade training, and drug rehabilitation ALL FOR FREE get out of poverty. So many have no desire to better themselves by working!
Completely ,,,TRUE ❤❤❤❤ I HAVE FAMILY THERE 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
I agree, but I hope that is known, advertised.
I feel bad about the high prices.
That is very true.
You going to come down to Stidhans and tell all us poor qe just on drugs and dont wanna work?
I know a lot of people who veer in and out of this county and I do not know you. I can see that you are not "EDUCATED" about how drug rehabilitation works.
“Do you feel represented as an American?”
“Uh yeah uh I feel pretty good n stuff” 😂😂
W
That guy was killing me lmao
10/10 would have a beer with that guy
He wasn't making any excuses. Instead of sitting around blaming the government. Good guy.
At one moment he seems like he grasps how finance, economy, supply & demand, and just basic capitalism and consumerism works. Says life is what you make of it, and says it doesn't matter how much you make, it's how you live. But then he also thinks a president must snap their fingers and magically set gas & food prices, as well as tell corporations where to build and invest. And, somehow the immigrants are apparently "stealing" jobs and money from his pocket.
At one point i'm like "He gets it. And he has a basic understanding of capitalism." Then at another point i'm like "Noooooo. No. No. No. That's not how that works., or why that happens, or how the cause & effect of that works.""
As someone who has family around this area and have spent a lot of time in Lee/ owsley county, the people of eastern Kentucky in general are some of the most strong and resilient people in America. It doesn’t matter who you are how much money you make what you to they will give you their shirt off their back. Thank you for bringing light to this community ❤️
This is why I live in my car driving across the country. It breaks my heart life is this hard but I’m beyond happy you are making a video in my home Tommy. I really appreciate you.
God bless you bro glad your happy man that’s what it’s all about ya know
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12 do you know my dad or grandpa? Timothy (Tim) Chandler or jeff Chandler?
May God bless you in your travels.
As do I, my friend.
I'm got the hell out of Eastern Kentucky in 2016 and haven't looked back.
I'm currently working security for a movie set for a production that Kevin Costner is doing here in Southern Utah.
Life got so much better for me as soon as I got out of that Hell hole.
This is the Tommy G style I fell in love with some years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story. Keep up the amazing work, Tommy! 👏👏👏
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
I agree completely
That 75 yr old man talking about his wife was sad. It’s been 15 years but you can tell he still struggles. I learn more about what’s going on in the states with Tommy G than any other source
Me being from KY I can say that a lot of people may be poor in some counties but we have to be some of the most self reliant nicest people I have ever met. This is coming from someone who has been all through America and multiple countries in Europe.
The greatest state in the country in my opinion
Eastern Kentucky here 😢 very beautiful && sad at same time
@@mrs.elitenugz8491 Northern KY. I live closer to the city now though.
@@Bliitzburgh Well sorry but ur opinion doesn't mean anything. The stats show Kentucky ranks at the bottom for education, health, and economics how is that great?
I live in my van in the desert now.
I used to live in Wolfe County and decided that if I was going to be poor, then I was going to be out west, where it's definitely more beautiful than than anything in Eastern Kentucky.
5000 dollars a year would be a good financial success for me. Eastern Kentucky is the cling-on on the butthole of the world.
I recently moved to a rural school district, and it really changed my perspective on poverty in general. For the first time in pretty much my entire life, I got to witness white poverty up close and I realized race has nothing to do with poor outcomes (for the most part), it's truly a socioeconomic issue.
I've even worked in low-income majority black schools, but the level of poverty in these rural areas was still incomparable.
Friend, is it 3rd world style poverty?
Corporate greed is largely responsible for the poverty in this country.
That and sellout politicians
So is stupidity, and laziness.
If you hustle, no corporate greed can stop you. That is an excuse.
KENNEDY IS THE REMEDY! GO BOBBY!
2024 & 2028
No, blaming other people for your problems is the real reason.
what's great about this video is how upgraded the overall production feels, 2022 still was good, but man 2024, your speaking skills, production, camera quality. Everything has improved. Good job!
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
KENNEDY IS THE REMEDY...GO BOBBY!
2024 & 2028
I hauled cattle out of Kentucky for years and this is very real.. Great Job on the reporting!!
Rent is around $2000 in the Northeast for a decent place and eggs are almost $7 for a dozen....
Yea no shit cuz they got bigger salaries there
@hunterno we do kot bottge7179
8.99 for eggs in ohio low salaries here also.
and people who keep chickens are told to delete them because "bird flu".
Yeah and pay rates are higher there too. In KY $10-$12 hr is 'making good money '..
Salute to that deputy! One of the most articulate interviews with an officer I have seen to date. He seems very fair and justice, the internet could truly benefit from seeing more of that level-headed style of interviews with police officers.
How these poor country and working class people can look at rich Republican politicians and say, yes, they have my best interests at heart is incredible to me. This is why governmental classes are so important in school. The Republican party wants to cut the funding for and privatize the very programs that these people need to survive. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. The Republican party is not the party of the working class. They want your vote but thats it. And im not going to sit here and say that the Democrats are perfect but at least they try to help the working people in this country. I agree whole heartedly that these communities need good paying union jobs that were lost when coal mining left. Its also important to recognize that the president doesnt control the price of eggs or gas. They just dont, and that goes both ways. Trump didnt control the prices, things were cheap because of covid, and Biden doesnt control the prices. He actually kept this country from experiencing a serious recession. I also think its important to point out that Tommy G talks about the "dog shit mainstream media" but then does the same shit they do and not call out lies or propaganda when he hears it. I mean come on, part of fixing this country's problems is stamping out the bullshit thats propagated on the likes of Facebook. Russian and Chinese cyber operations spreading hate and discontent among oursevles. Weakening us.
I’ve never believed in giving American a UBI (Universal Basic Income) but there’s an argument to be made for it in towns like this that were the backbone of America during and after the Industrial Revolution and then we sent all our jobs over seas to save a couple buck
UBI isn't going to solve this problem. Bingo, what he said so many of their population would rather rely on government assist then work. This has snow balled. How to help?
I live in west Ireland and I’ve had this Blue T-shirt for around a year now I picked up at a second hand event , it’s blue with UK wrote on it , today I realised it’s University Kentucky , thought that was cool 👌
Thats funny. Live in New Orleans but went to UK lexvegas. Was pretty cool. Waste of time though.
UK fan here...we lot our Wildcats !!
I like that grandpa. He was a nice dude. Feel like he would build you up well, work you hard, treat you well and give you great advice.
I’m a native Kentuckian who frequents the area and I can tell you that living in this area of the country feels like an utter a total free for all. Even if all these people had jobs a considerable amount of them would still pull government disability to feed their drug addiction. One of my favorite facts about SE KY is Beatyville, the town right next to booneville got a LARGE surplus of money handed to them and for the past like 2 years they have been “fixing” the road by making it actively horrible to drive on
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12KEEP SAYING IT LOUD AND PROUD SISTER!!
That big dude with the cuffs was on some king of the hill shit
It's always amazing to me the marginalized people whom America has tossed to the fringes still wear patriotic clothing and fly flags of the country that impoverished them.
It's a love of the country not the government
It's sad seeing so many suckered in by Trump.
Theyre just moronic. They think the government can just adjust prices.
@@No_Budget_No_Problem According to some, the American flag is support for the Republicans. I'd like to understand that. Seems like poor people getting tricked by the rich. What have republicans ever done for the poor. Our Conservative Party has never done anything about poverty, hence now it's Trudeau's problems and gets blamed for it, which is fair cause he should do more, but I digress... why do poor people support right wing policy which only gives the rich more benefits when we all know it's the sick and poor that need benefits. What's up with that?
@@No_Budget_No_Problemthis!!! This is the first time I looked at the way. I’m a proud American, it’s my birth place… yet the government! 📌
The country didn't impoverish them, our govt did. Get it straight
I owned a farm there before moving away after raising three girls in Berea. When I bought the farm in 2018, i loved it. The people are nice and very poor. I had 20 acres of quietness and peace. Lost a job and sold it to move and work in Arizona. I spent 30 years in wonderful Kentucky, and I may return there someday! That gas station is right below my house/farm up on the hill. My neighbor overdosed. Drugs are rampant, but thats everywhere. My teo bedroom home/3 car garage and 20 acres was $595 mortgage payment including taxes and insurance. They have a famous NY yankee that cane from Owsley. I miss these folks. Really good people
It is not that affordable anymore. 20 acres is a few hundred thousand l.
@spannersautoandcomputerser1649 Bidenomics my man. Can't spend a trillion dollars every 100 days and not have inflation
Warren Buffet said, "We don't mind paying taxes at Berkshire, and we are paying a 21% federal rate. If we send in a check like we did last year, we sent in over $5 billion to the US federal government. And if 800 other companies had done the same thing, no other person in the United States would have had to pay a dime of federal taxes, whether income taxes, no Social Security taxes, no estate taxes, no… . It's open down the line." All the money paid in the poorest county in the USA well if the average person paid no federal tax well, they would have more money in their pocket. They could consider starting a business, buying a home not renting. Not having credit card debt. And if enough people own their own home, they will try to fix it up and there goes more economic activity increasing the velocity of their local economy. Those that really own this country have allowed the poor sad state of these struggling people. I'm sorry to say the elitist want them uneducated, poor, eating junk and fast food and using hard drugs to thin the herd. Yet I'm guessing many residents there would think Trump will save them. Trump was in for 4 and they are still poor. Biden has been President during massive inflation and yet as you see the grocery store is a monopoly and names its price. Merger madness has been allowed in this country creating near monopolies in everything you pay so much for. The industrial military complex with countless wars gets a massive amount of your hard-earned tax dollars. Has any Republican in your district voted against a war in the last 30 years. look it up. I bet you can find a n=one. but alas now Democrats vote like heck for wars too. I am not saying the Dems will save you. Consider a third-party candidate like RFK, Jr. and please don't be married to any political party. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was co-published with The Washington Post.
One of President Donald Trump’s lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his watch. The financial burden that he’s inflicted on our government will wreak havoc for decades, saddling our kids and grandkids with debt.
The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much as what Americans owe on student loans, car loans, credit cards and every other type of debt other than mortgages, combined, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It amounts to about $23,500 in new federal debt for every person in the country. The growth in the annual deficit under Trump ranks as the third-biggest increase, relative to the size of the economy, of any U.S. presidential administration, according to a calculation by a leading Washington budget maven, Eugene Steuerle, co-founder of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. And unlike George W. Bush and Abraham Lincoln, who oversaw the larger relative increases in deficits, Trump did not launch two foreign conflicts or have to pay for a civil war.
Yet Trump will get tons of votes in the poorest county in the USA. Keep em dumb ,eating crap food, using tons of addictive substances and they will vote against their own interest every time...
Well said. Every single person I know that's struggling or has job issues is thinking trump is the greatest thing going. He didn't help the first time, do you think he is gonna help the second? They just keep drinking the coolaid.
That man knows exactly who methed with his trailer
😂💀
Exactly what i was thinkin
😂😂😂
I've been watching Tommy G since the beginning, this is the first video that brought tears to a 31 one year old man. Keep up the good work, we gotta do better as a country. God Bless everyone struggling and I pray for better times to come for all these people.
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
Dont just pray...make sure you dont vote 4 the 2 clowns running for POTUS...
VOTE INDEPENDENT AND DO YOURSELF, THIS COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD A BIG FAVOR, ROBERT F. KENNEDY,jr 2024 & 2028! Go BOBBY!
🇺🇸🇺🇸❤❤🙏🙏🥳🥳😊😊
@@shirleymartin4938 Sorry, but nope. Voting ❤TRUMP ❤ for the 3rd time.
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Tommy is showing so much love to Kentucky! Much love from the capital, keep it up, we have such beautiful land yet we are the poorest due to population and location
Same! Capital city here, as well! Thanks for putting a light on some of our fellow Kentuckians that need help.
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12thank you Sue Christian for pointing out the whole truth...not just the negative stuff that gets the "click bait" I mentioned your comments here in an earlier text and didnt check the name..my apologies for referencing you as a "guy" ...shoulda realized to look first at who writes these comments
I was too impressed with your comment.
Shoulda figured...only women seem to understand that there's 2 sides to every story!
They think$700 for a 2 bedroom is expensive??? I live in WI and it’s at least $1700 for a 2 bedroom in the ghetto.
You have to understand their quality of life and what they’re being paid. The average wage is probably $10.
Tommy G from Milwaukee putting Wisconsin on the map so proud of him
fr lol feel like nobody knows of wisconsin fr
only from that’s 70’s show, “Hello, Wisconsin!!!!!!!!”
@@cobyblue4177😂😂😂
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
I don't understand how can they afford cigarettes? I quit because I couldn't afford them, I don't miss it, thank God he helped me quit thank you father 🙏 Amen
Well you can't say they are not paying there taxes and they die younger ...they tend not to want to go to the doctor and are unwilling to go to retirement homes ....so the are definitely net contributing to the economy as smokers .
With that kind of landscape, why are people starving? You can grow seeds you can raise rabbits and somebody locally can start sticking up for everybody. I think towns need to treat themselves like villages and start unifying more.
I just found your UA-cam channel by chance last night. I'm going to start watching all of your videos now. You do some pretty awesome UA-cam journalism of life in America. Thank you!
Ditto that. Just finished this video, and subscribed.
I would suggest traveling to Harlan County, KY. It's a very beautiful county that is plagued by poverty and drugs, specifically fentanyl. You'd actually probably have a great time there, too.
Do you live in Harlan?
Ain’t nun like Mexico tho 🤦🏿♂️
@@Firebird-dd3by Part time, yeah.
@@solocryt7566 Absolutely not, I've never been. lol
@@solocryt7566 I actually wonder what's the difference between this county and a regular poor Mexico county what looks harder to live
I'd love to meet an honest man from a place like that!!! Honest!! You can love a poor man just as well as a rich man if your not materialistic and have true love! ❤
its disturbing how many americans dont know how inflation works and it takes years to build up and take effect.
It never sky rocketed like it did in the last 4 and don't use The Sweet and Sour Sniffles as a scape goat
@johnnybronco9118 please research economics before you try to act like you know what your talking about like literally what I said you didn't even try to understand. You have to neglect the economy for YEARS. For inflation to build up and gain steam to take effect like it has it just doest happen in a couple of years. If you wanna blame anybody blame the orange diaper wearer.
@johnnybronco9118 um it don't immediately sky rocket and take effect not how it works 🤡
@mewinthedark2351 it doesn't, but also spending what about 11 trillion during that one year definitely didn't help.
@zland919 trump put us 8 trillion in debt so 😂🤣💀
One guy commented about the high prices and how they were being gauged by big grocery companies (and all companies), and not 30 seconds later, he says the biggest problem is the immigrants??? The biggest problem IS the big companies gauging everyone! The corporations and super rich are getting more and more money on the backs of the working class. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we'll stop blaming people who want a better life... just as the rest of us would.
It's all of the above
It’s both. We need to make legal migration not horrible so people won’t flood in illegally so we have accountability for these people and can tax them. The reason illegals are so prevalent is because it’s a pain in the ass to become a citizen here and it’s lowkey bullshit. When your life is on the line and you’re being denied a VISA for literally no legitimate reason of course all these people don’t follow due process. If it was easy to follow due process people wouldn’t risk trying to cross illegally and injuring themselves and all that shit
I completely agree!!
That's why I'm voting for ROBERT F. KENNEDY ,jr on NOVEMBER 5th. HES THE ONLY ONE TALKING ABOUT AND MAKING PLANS TO HAVE SOLUTIONS TO MOST OF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED HERE. HE PLANS TO BAN ALL BIG PHARMA DRUG COMMERCIALS ON TV ( THRU EXECUTIVE ORDER..ON DAY ONE)
HE WILL ALSO PUT A BAN ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM WORKING FOR LOBBYING GROUPS FOR 5 YEARS AFTER THEY LEAVE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT. ALSO VIA EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT WIL FIX QUITE A FEW THINGS WITHIN THE GOVT! HE HAS SO MANY OTHER THINGS HE WANTS TO DO WHEN HES IN THE WHITE HOUSE! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY 74 YO LIFE IM EXCITED ABOUT THIS ELECTION, I DONATE TIME & MONEY TO HELP HIM GET THERE BC I CARE ABOUT MY SONS FUTURE! WE ARE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS COMPLAINING...FOR GOD'S SAKE DO SOMETHING!!
Oh and any federal govt
Employee caught lying to the citizens publicly...
Will lose their job!!
You know if any of us are caught lying to our employer or to the customers where we work...WE WOULD LOSE OUR JOBS...
SO WHY HAVE SO MANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GOTTEN A PASS WHEN WE DONT?
EXAMPLES OF PROLIFIC PREVARICATORS ARE: FAUCI, PELOSI, MITCH
MCCONNELL, GEORGE W. BUSH, DICK CHENEY, BILL CLINTON,
RICHARD NIXON, ...DO I NEED TO GO ON HERE?
HOW ABOUT THE CORPORATE LIARS? LOTS TO TELL THERE!
MONSANTO, BILL GATES, M. ZUCKERBURG, JEFF BEZOS, EVERY EXECUTIVE AT THE NOW DEFUNCT "ENRON", KENNETH LAY, EVERY EXECUTIVE IN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, BIG pHARMa, BIG OIL, BLACK ROCK, VANGUARD, WALL STREET AND TOO MANY OTHERS TO MENTION HERE!
SOLUTION: DITCH THE 2 PARTYS CONTROLLED BY THESE ENTITIES I JUST MENTIONED!!
DECLARE YOUR INDEPENCE FROM THEIR ACTS OF TYRANNY!...VOTE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY, jr for POTUS ON NOVEMBER 5th!
Do yourself and your children's future a favor!
Register to vote, encourage EVERYONE TO VOTE...WE NEED TO TEACH THEM A LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET! WE NEED TO SHOW UP AT THE POLLS LIKE LOCUSTS...THEY CANNOT CONTINUE TO WRIG AN ELECTION IF EVERYONE VOTES...WE CAN MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO RIG IT THIS TIME...ITS ONLY WHEN FEWER VOTERS VOTE THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO CHEAT! THE AMISH THINK THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME SUCH A MESS THAT EVEN THEY ARE REGISTERING TO VOTE THIS YEAR...THERE ARE 350,000 AMISH IN AMERICA!! GO AMISH!
GO BOBBY! WE ❤ YOU BOBBY! STAY SAFE!
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Just because your poor dosnt give you the right to come to our country illegally… reeee
This county need to blame Mitch McConnell for this situation here.
Love how real Tommy is with the videos no sugar coating the truth.
Right in the feels...20:13 I hope this man's family visit as much as he prefers. If not, we should organize something kind, respectful, and helpful; imagine the wisdom this man has to share! These type of men right here are everything good about America, everything good about being a man. Thank you for shining a light on this legitimate national treasure. Shout out to all the other "Papaws" out there doting on their grandbabies, letting them ride go-karts, making biscuits & gravy for breakfast, taking them fishing, and down to the hardware store...you are the best parts of our life.
Gee willikers!! There sure is nothin' quite like a Tommy G video to get me absolutely bricked the fuck up on this fine Tuesday afternoon!
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Great googly moogly, might I add
Is my music good?
@@OfficialJalenSmithnope . Walmart’s hiring btw
@@OfficialJalenSmithhell na bruh, I even tried to give it a chance. Hot trash.
Appreciate the longer form videos lately!
I live in one of the poorest places in Nova Scotia, used to be a booming small coal mining town, once the mines were gone they pulled the bank out and put in a funeral parlour in the same building, and then about 20 years later they closed the funeral parlour and someone bought it and turned it into a building full of junk
I love Tommy g no diddy
full diddy
lots of diddy
I wanna "Party Party" wittem!
ALL diddy
Large quantities of Diddy
Working class solidarity is all that can save us. Its rich versus poor, and Appalachia knows that kind of history better than anywhere else.
Get your marxist class struggle bull shit outta here. We’re not gonna do that in America
such as economic opportunities, access to education, healthcare, and infrastructure-can shed light on broader issues facing marginalized populations in the country
The eggs thing put it into perspective for me big-time. I'm 28, oldest of three sisters, and my mom's a single mom. She would take out of state contract jobs to bring home more money and I ran the house. I remember taking my sisters grocery shopping to get whatever we would need while mom was gone. I remember paying $1.89 for a dozen large eggs at Kroger. My mom left us $100 for about four days. There's absolutely no way that I could have kept my sisters and myself fed with that in today's age. And this all was happening only 6-7 years ago.
The fact that we get free videos on UA-cam by Tommy G is truly a gift. 👍👍👍
Our govt hasn’t taken care of us for decades. It didn’t just start. And the Statue of Liberty is not just a monument or vacation site.
No they like giving money and weapons to everyone but their own citizens
Sad how many of these people think a billionaire like Trump would be any better for the people.
Especially when he largely contributed to the inflation were all dealing with
The statue of liberty is lucifer
It was a gift from France originally designed for Egypt
Tommy I live in a neighboring county. There is all kind of hiking and stuff in the red river gorge you can do. Our county, Wolfe County, is very similar. I think it would be cool to show some of the beauty of the area to maybe bring some tourist money in.
The Jailer looked like Chris Farley.. love the vids man
Wait.. how does the president just lower the price of food? It’s an honest question. Those food companies are private not government. Don’t worry vote for a billionaire. He will save you
The fuck are you talking about guy?
While the other man signing billions for the next 10 years
I don't know about you, but I've had enough of these other two clowns! Both parties are corrupt. (We The People) "AMERICA" NEEDS KENNEDY / SHANAHAN IN 2024 it's the right choice for the future of this country.💪🇺🇲✌️
@@stevenwebb2295exactly they're just playing with us the people. Both parties don't hove a rat a** about the people.
They can't, they don't understand exonomics.
I live in New Zealand, my average shopping per week I about $450 and rent starts around $600 + a week gas is $2.60 a liter . I'm not saying you guys in the US are not doing it hard but other places are hit just as bad if not worse. Love the channel, keep kicking ass .
You mean you spend $450.00 a week on food?
Holy cow, man I feel for you.
I'm feeding 2 full time, 1 part time, and I spend maybe $150.00 a month.
But, we eat simple, I catch meat on sale if I ain't raising it, meaning hogs, and chickens.
I hunt, deer and turkey, that helps some.
Fish a lot too, that really helps out.
Make our own bread and such, and a garden, which this year, we got too much rain, and lost 2/3 of my garden because of that, now we are going into a drought.
My only crop I'll do good with is okra, so guess we'll be eating heaps of it.
I might spend $20.00 every 2 weeks on gas, we don't go far at all, and drive maybe 3 times a week, gas here is $2.98 a gallon right now.
Only rent I can talk about is down the road, they pay $1000.00 a month for a near new mobile home and 1/2 acre of land. I own my place, so I have no clue about rent in town.
Good luck down that way, Happy Trails!!!
@dalesmyth7398 yea man a dozen eggs cost $10 a 3 liter of milk is $6 shits expensive here I'm lucky my job includes a house and free power.
Do you pay rent by the week in New Zealand? I hope you make more income than we do here.
@pinkiesue849 yup it's weekly. I'm lucky my house is included with my job .
@@dallasbishop7929 how can you Live with those prices...
From there , people do stuff other than drugs but no one seemed to wanna say that lol there’s trail rides, people ride horses, four wheelers, shoot guns , there’s a gun range here, and a lot of Appalachian heritage. People grow their own food in gardens so we don’t all rely on overpriced stores. And there’s people who choose to live in the mountains but yes have to find work in nearby counties. that’s why no one else was out to interview, the ones who wanna work and would’ve told you good things about our area aswell were all at work. Don’t get me wrong, drugs are awful here, but they are lots of other places too. There’s just fewer people here.
it’s so beautiful there. I live in Hawai’i and No lie, i am always traveling through there on Google earth. Probably has a lot to do with the fact I am only able to drive in a circle. But Seeing the country there makes me feel at peace for some reason. I’d love to visit one day ❤❤❤
@@Evilia33 it is beautiful. I love it here, there are bad people and there are everywhere. I lived in the city for 3 years, and I missed the mountains so I came back. The people in this video aren’t and representation of everyone here. We have hard workers too, and good people. Drug addicts too, but everywhere does.
Yeah we have our fair share of poverty’s and drugs.
Drugs are definitely gonna be the downfall of the people. Also I deleted that other comment because it wasn’t meant to be a direct reply to your comment, I meant it for Jay the drug dealer if he even reads these comments.
Lol I was working when they film this . 😂
@@MatthewGuynn-ki8rnme too lol and most everyone else who works was too. That’s why they got the ones they did to interview, all that was left in town at the time
Eggs cost $6-$10 a dozen here in Oregon, and rent is $1,800-$2,400 per month! No Joke! We are barely keeping our head above water in Oregon!
For egglands best eggs the 18 count I pay 7.99 to rent a 1 bd where I live is 1200 month, I live in southern Utah
“It keeps getting worser and worser.” God help America and English teachers across America.
This was an amazing story Tommy G. Im happy there's people like you putting out content like this, its very knowledgeable and you my help someone out. I salute 🫡 you brother
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
thank you for everything you do Tommy G bro. May God bless you and be with you always on your journeys ❤🙏
Something my dad always told me. Your either born into wealth or are very lucky enough to come from nothing and make something out of it. Told me I will work till the day I die for nothing. It’s pretty sad you have to tell your teenage son that. I’m 27 now and he hasn’t been wrong. It’s pretty sad the average American breaks there back every day for a crappy house and a crappy car hoping that something bad doesn’t happen bc you don’t have the extra money for it. Keep your head everyone we all rowing in the same boat.
Tommy g carries youtube
😂😂
18:20 gramps has always been cutting up 😂🙏🏽
Been following these videos to help better gain perspective in many areas in life, thank you for keeping them true open and honest! True TopG content man!
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
@@suechristian12 please aim your directive at the up-loader and not someone merely making their own observation
@@suechristian12YOU GO SUE...LOVE YOUR PERSISTENCE! CAN YOU SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE NOT VOTE FOR THE 2 CORRUPT POLICAL PARTIES THAT CREATED THIS MESS IN EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA EXCEPT MARTHAS VINEYARD? SPREAD THE WORD THAT THERE IS A 3RD CHOICE OTHER THAN THE 2 CLOWNS WHO DEBATED ON CNN LAST THURDAY NITE
THAT 3RD CHOICE IS ROBERT F. KENNEDY, jr
I'm NEVER GOING TO VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF 2 EVILS POLITICALLY!! THIS COUNTRY DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT. WE GAVE THEM ALMOST 100 YEARS OF VOTING FOR THEM...AND LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW?... IM 74 AND ITS TIME TO START THE REVOLUTION...IF WE DON'T DO IT NOW..WHEN WILL WE?
THE REVOLUTION REQUIRES WE DO IT QUIETLY AND PEACEFULLY...WE SHOW UP AT THE POLLS ON NOVEMBER 5TH LIKE LOCUSTS...EVERYONE!
AND WE DITCH BOTH PARTIES!! WE CANT KEEP VOTING FOR THE SAME CRIMINALS AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT RESULT! IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN THAT WAY! YOU CANT COMPLY YOUR WAT OUTTA TYRANNY! WE FINALLY HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET BACK OUR COUNTEY, OUR PEOPLE, AND THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET!!
WE GOTTA WAKE UP AND DO THIS!! B4 ITS TOO LATE...WE HAVE A $35 TRILLION DEFICIT..
UNTIL WE VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN & WILL CHANGE THAT PRICES WILL KEEP GOING UP! ITS LITERALLY A WAR BETWEEN US & THE ELITES! WHATS IT GONNA BE , VOTERS?
@@thinknz I did. But hadn't you rather be informed by someone who knows the true story as to support a mostly fictional one and one where he only talked to folks who would give him the 'story he wanted?'
Thanks for your content man! I love seeing different places and learning how living is different every where. Keep bring the content! ❤
Bless them, redeem and sanctify that area of land is capable of only things above that despite the way it looks. They don't want to wake up being poor. No one does or deserves that.
I am eastern european growing up here we were always seeing usa as a place where we wanna move/how we wanna be. Watching your channel seeing San francisco and all the other states counties etc its such a eye opener dude. I am proud to be eastern european
You think it's sad to watch us destroy what used to be great? I live here and I'm 74 yrs old
I've watched helplessly while CORPORATIONS with the help of our corrupt govt have destroyed this country & most of us here. Its terrifying to think about where we are headed! Off the cliff it seems or a "GREAT DEPRESSION" WORSE THAN THE ONE
DURING MY PARENTS LIFETIMES. IT WILL BE CHAOS HERE!! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE
CLOWNS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT HERE? DID YOU WATCH THE PATHETIC DEBATE ON CNN...THE CHANNEL THAT WOULDNT ALLOW RFK, jr to participate in that debate? The 2 political parties are trying to wrig the election...I dont blame you one bit for not wanting to live here now.
.we have become a 3rd world country...freedom of speech..gone.. propaganda, lies and half truths are what we have now
I feel just as "stuck here" as the people in Kentucky do..no money to leave😢 HOW ARE THINGS IN YOUR COUNTRY?😊..MUST BE BETTER THERE?
Me too. You can't see people in my country living in such powerty. But our politics would be perceived extremly communist in the US and Trump wouldn't get more than 3% at our elections. Moreover, the US Democrats would be perceived right wing in my country.
I saw one of your videos a while back and was kinda put off when you strapped a vest on and advertised for it. Then I watched more of your videos and realized. Damn. Total respect! Appreciate you doing these. Especially that town with the corrupt mayor. Keep at dude.
There’s Native American community’s in other states like North Dakota and MS that are poorer conditions and worst govt funding than this county in Kentucky just saying.
You are correct!!!
I've been to the Rosebud Rez in S. Dakota.
I helped a fella there, he was a Vietnam era veteran, sent a huge box up that way full of goods.
Poor feller had nothing. No way to haul wood to his house to cook with and heat with.
No power or running water.
This was a few yrs. ago, sure hope he's still making it.
It was bad up there, far worse than these folks in the video here.
I’m from Louisville Kentucky, after watching a few Kentucky videos, I think it would be beneficial to show both sides the poor and the rich.
This shit is so sad. There is no reason that one of the richest countries in the worlds people should be having such a hard time.
*technically THE richest!*
It's not sad to see a town full of junkies complain about being poor
The wealth is fake.
Stop voting democrat then. Mass amounts of illegals are only going to make it worse
@@newjersey-thesupertrucker Yknow what brother I really hope nobody in your family has to struggle with addiction.
Maaan, when I was a kid you could get 3 grocery karts full of groceries top to bottom overflowing for 200 bucks, no coupons. That was 10 & 20yrs ago.. now you can barely get the bottom of one kart covered with food before you hit 100bucks...
Before Trump after Trump before Biden after Biden yall gonna be the same. Guess what? Politicians don't give af about yall 😂
These places did better under trump. Ask the people who live in these towns
@@orangecayman520 City poor before Trump, during Trump and will after Trump.
In reality, every sane American knows this and can see that very clearly. The government doesn't ever do anything from the goodness of their hearts. Never would they use OUR money to help US.
Kennedy is the remedy ❤
You are right.
Our own government HATES us.
We are nothing but tax cattle and fresh meat for continuous wars.
They are all pukes.
Somehow he gets better every video I see. Speech 100 and charisma build
Okay the sad violin was wild.
Yo wassup I live in owsley county and it’s bad
they'll blame everything except those greedy corporations
content has gotten insane tommy, the quality and depth is amazing bro .. big dawgz gotta eat
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
“Oh god, rent is up to $600 a month in some places!” Boy, l would love to pay $600 a month for rent… even in a single wide trailer. 😂
Exactly. Where I live you can’t get a room for 500.
Shit a 3 bedroom apartment in my town is $1500 + utilities
Sure, now adjust your income to match theirs too.
@@GenGenChilling then move out there genius. they literally said theres no jobs like how have you actually never interacted with poor people they make less 😮
@@GopherYourself-qd5dr You ok Bro
Eggs are 7.00 in Connecticut! The average 1 bedroom apt is close to 2k. Gas is almost 4.00 a gallon.
Bro had a convo with boomhauer
Boomhauer in 2024
Weed should be Completely be Decriminalized! It was Surgery that lead to my Opiate Addiction... 15 years clean!
...2 years clean..........
5:08 👀 What are you even doing up at 3am ,sitting on the porch “watching the highway” anyway buddy!?🧐🤣 Buddy’s definitely part of that 60% he mentioned 👌🏼😅
Great job bro! A true journalist with compassion!
Tommy G is the best interviewer and investigative journalist on the internet . Period he finds the raw spots in America . And points out the problems in our infrastructure as well as making younger generations knowledgeable about drugs . Don’t do drugs kids
Dide i live in southern AR. About 20 minutes from Glenwood and Amity. They are in worse shape than what i see in this video. Insest, drug abuse, its bad. No new gas stations or new anything.
Fun fact: Im related to Daniel Boone and also I am a new subscriber. I must say your videos are not only educational but they (the videos) I think help open the eyes of people who dont live in these towns. I hope you continue to make videos.
Tommethy G back with another banger yessirr
@TommyGMcGee
Sir, you have done the same thing to Owsley County and our community that so many journalists, self-avowed or otherwise, or any self-appointed social media personalities have done for years. You took a story, images and data and slanted it for clicks. I saw that you failed to talk to those of us in the community who have been doing a lot of work to make changes here. Yes - we do have a drug problem, but so does ANYWHERE that there are people who are on them. That is basically everywhere. No matter how much, or how little the drug problem is --- it is still a problem - but we're working on ours. There are also some people in this video that I question as being Owsley Countians. Being in such a small community, we know most everyone, and there was a person, or two, that seemed like they were not actually residents that we would know. And yes - we do have poverty - but we're working on it. We are also no longer the "poorest county" as you deemed us. Yes - we do have higher prices than some other places - but we're working on that too. Also, if you had of talked to some of the people in this county that work every day trying to make this a better place for our children to live, grow and stay (that you should have tried to connect with), you would have realized that our community does not have an available workforce suitable for a factory that 'some' feel that people 'wanting to work' would flock to. A lot of our population is aged and or young, and those who really want to work could find a job. However, there are a few barriers to that in which we are also working on. Such as lack of childcare and potential transportation. If they did not want to work in Owsley, then possibly in London, KY (35 miles away). It may not be what they prefer, but employers here struggle finding people for jobs - not so much finding jobs for people anymore. Also, you showed Owsley in the worst possible light that you could. You seemed to target parts of our county that struggles the most and put them on blatant and heartless display so you could 'tell a story.' Some of your photos were not of Owsley. We would all be curious if you know how to properly 'cite' photos and videos that you use in production of yours. There are rules and expectations to follow for propriety purposes. Nor were all of them recent. If you would have authentically tried to capture Owsley County in 2024, as you claimed to have, you would have been able to show the world that Owsley is making a lot of changes in our community. Our theater is getting restored, a new childcare center is opening, we put in a new artisan corner in town. There are about 7-9 vacant and previously blighted buildings getting renovated for business. We only have around 64 buildings in our entire town and out of the 14 vacant and blighted buildings, many are being restored. We also have one of the fastest internets in the country that has supported the ability for around 400 (over 10% of our population) people to work from home through Teleworks. There are many jobs to be found as remote. One thing that I can say in your defense though. Those of us who have been scorned and burned by others who come trying to tell our story refuse to give you and others seeking a 'story to tell' the time of day. We know what you and others like you will do. Shame on you for what you have done, and....for future reference - we will tell OUR OWN STORY!! One that is truthful, hopeful and totally factual. #AlwaysAnOwl #BuildingBoonevilleBetter #onlyinowsley
These people seem like the most down to the earth folks ive ever seen. Id love to have a couple beers with that old guy. Im sure hes got a lot of wild stories and wisdom from his life.