I know they're just poor white people, but why don't you ask some WV coal miners about that.
West Virginia coal miners who have been abused by the mine owners and the Democrats who have made conditions in those mines better for the workers, are you kidding me? It is unfortunate that the miners are being laid off due to coal being out of fashion, but unfortunately, it happens in many industries, times change, people use other products and those workers must find a new way to make a living. It is just like the oil industry in Alaska, there have been a lot of lay offs, people are having to find other jobs, it is unfortunate, but that is Capitalism.