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> Then go ahead and explain why West Virginia is consistently and historically among the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest, and unhappiest states in the US.

Can you really not imagine that some people don't care about money or education and instead care about other things that are seemingly unimportant to you?

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There is a significant difference between "interests" and "best interests".

Unhealthiest. Unhappiest. These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list. You just seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/1...

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unheal...

There is likely truth to what you're saying, but isn't it possible that the alternatives (to what they vote for) would make people even worse off? If you look around the world, there is a looooong way down from the standard of living in West Virginia (which people in some countries would dream to have).

> These are literally studies where WV comes in at the bottom of the list.

WV has been at the bottom of these lists for 50 years - and it has had a massive politic shift over the last 20...

It's almost as if things aren't as reductive as you think.

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