Visiting the Poorest County in America

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[@TommyGMcGee]

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[@official_sammyy23]

TOMMY G BIG FAN !!

[@taylorcronin955]

Chicken and Herbs junkie cry babies 😂

[@taylorcronin955]

Men are born Men. Take that down.

[@taylorcronin955]

Tommy G is a man with a rudimentary mustachio. Take that down.

[@taylorcronin955]

Tommy G looks like his body is made out of a avocado toast.

[@jamiegarcia1550]

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 ❤

[@CoreyBryant-um5hk]

Rr donley in Versailles ?

[@russellsimmons364]

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.

[@lynellsmith2898]

Tupac said “we got money for wars but cant feed the poor” no truer words spoken

[@jstrawser]

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 .

[@jamesphelps4168]

Z hand outs? Helps but not a cure. Education Jobs, is the answer. The problem is over our heads on what to do.

[@jamesphelps4168]

Dummy!​@@jstrawser

[@j.sargent9172]

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]

Congrats 🎉 one day at a time. We do recover

[@j.sargent9172]

@@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

[@WhiteTrashMotorsports]

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.

[@whiskeyriverruns9441]

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

[@chroniclesofsage333]

Wow … 50?! 09?! 😮…. Blessings to you. Press on

[@KennyD-rc6yp]

Return of the 1930s depression era, it's hitting hard everywhere... The amount of people out there struggling is so overwhelming!

[@jusgarrison24]

😂😂 we're nowhere near the depression. This place has been poor for many many years.

[@KommyToob]

$800 a month in food isn't bad.I spend about $1200 now for myself.

[@GorGob]

@@KommyToob it is very bad.

[@Hustled4it]

“Do you feel represented as an American?” “Uh yeah uh I feel pretty good n stuff” 😂😂

[@buffalomafia7162]

W

[@Ewan300]

That guy was killing me lmao

[@Jcvc0904]

10/10 would have a beer with that guy

[@packers12to80]

He wasn't making any excuses. Instead of sitting around blaming the government. Good guy.

[@The-D-Hoyt]

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.""

[@christinavaughn6273]

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!

[@erikaerika7788]

Completely ,,,TRUE ❤❤❤❤ I HAVE FAMILY THERE 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@marilynmcmahon5932]

I agree, but I hope that is known, advertised. I feel bad about the high prices.

[@kathleenbaker2838]

That is very true.

[@WhiteTrashTennessee]

You going to come down to Stidhans and tell all us poor qe just on drugs and dont wanna work?

[@suechristian12]

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.

[@AppalachiaHillBilly]

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.

[@Virgilwontargue]

God bless you bro glad your happy man that’s what it’s all about ya know

[@suechristian12]

@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

[@AppalachiaHillBilly]

@@suechristian12 do you know my dad or grandpa? Timothy (Tim) Chandler or jeff Chandler?

[@lauragreaser3461]

May God bless you in your travels.

[@ericcox6764]

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.

[@The_Cherokee_Gypsy]

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.

[@FartyMcNuggets]

*You are GORGEOUS !!!! WOW !!!* 🔥🫠🔥🫠

[@Javierolizola89]

Mucha droga en USA

[@ChelestinaJade]

​@@Javierolizola89they're everywhere

[@ChelestinaJade]

Congratulations 🎊 keep up the good work !❤

[@Rose-jr4tx]

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! 👏👏👏

[@suechristian12]

@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

[@drewblock7242]

I agree completely

[@trishasconza1870]

Corporate greed is largely responsible for the poverty in this country.

[@matteasy101]

That and sellout politicians

[@Dragon_rls]

So is stupidity, and laziness.

[@ProfessorWalker]

If you hustle, no corporate greed can stop you. That is an excuse.

[@shirleymartin4938]

KENNEDY IS THE REMEDY! GO BOBBY! 2024 & 2028

[@jbweld6193]

No, blaming other people for your problems is the real reason.

[@notmychairnotmyproblem]

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.

[@pinkiesue849]

Friend, is it 3rd world style poverty?

[@icravebrains99]

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.

[@gaiko__8660]

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

[@suechristian12]

@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

[@shirleymartin4938]

​@@suechristian12KEEP SAYING IT LOUD AND PROUD SISTER!!

[@MrBirdonawire]

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.

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

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

[@spannersautoandcomputerser1649]

It is not that affordable anymore. 20 acres is a few hundred thousand l.

[@Wildirishmanbiker]

@spannersautoandcomputerser1649 Bidenomics my man. Can't spend a trillion dollars every 100 days and not have inflation

[@Frank-ec6ld]

That man knows exactly who methed with his trailer

[@RolandKoller90]

😂💀

[@oburno3416]

Exactly what i was thinkin

[@jessycagreen6312]

😂😂😂

[@hafunland894]

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...

[@ericeven4090]

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.

[@StrangeRealityVlog]

📚 Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (1946) 📚 Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins (2004) 📚 The Most Dangerous Superstition by Larken Rose (2011) 📚 The Anarchist Handbook by Michael Malice (2021) 📚 Fruit from a Poisonous Tree by Melvin Stamper JD (2008) 📚 Hardcore Redemption-in-Law: Commercial Freedom and Release by David E. Robinson (2010)

[@keepyourtwinup23]

I just found your KZbin channel by chance last night. I'm going to start watching all of your videos now. You do some pretty awesome KZbin journalism of life in America. Thank you!

[@bobby-ov9qn]

Ditto that. Just finished this video, and subscribed.

[@CoDMw2hunter]

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

[@L1m1nalC0res]

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.

[@Firebird-dd3by]

Do you live in Harlan?

[@solocryt7566]

Ain’t nun like Mexico tho 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@L1m1nalC0res]

@@Firebird-dd3by Part time, yeah.

[@L1m1nalC0res]

@@solocryt7566 Absolutely not, I've never been. lol

[@joshuamayfield9501]

​@@solocryt7566 I actually wonder what's the difference between this county and a regular poor Mexico county what looks harder to live

[@jessicabland6134]

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.

[@mewinthedark8513]

its disturbing how many americans dont know how inflation works and it takes years to build up and take effect.

[@johnnybronco9118]

It never sky rocketed like it did in the last 4 and don't use The Sweet and Sour Sniffles as a scape goat

[@mewinthedark8513]

@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.

[@mewinthedark8513]

@johnnybronco9118 um it don't immediately sky rocket and take effect not how it works 🤡

[@zland919]

​@mewinthedark2351 it doesn't, but also spending what about 11 trillion during that one year definitely didn't help.

[@mewinthedark8513]

@zland919 trump put us 8 trillion in debt so 😂🤣💀

[@glennlee6987]

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.

[@Leopard69]

It's all of the above

[@tranquil14738]

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

[@shirleymartin4938]

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!!

[@shirleymartin4938]

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! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏❤❤😊😊🥳

[@kaidenpieszak8186]

Just because your poor dosnt give you the right to come to our country illegally… reeee

[@logansviewingpleasures3343]

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.

[@sumofme1]

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

[@nomastersnogods9303]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Tommy G is truly a gift. 👍👍👍

[@taylorusher3681]

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.

[@Stratsrule]

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.

[@darkfafnir4389]

No they like giving money and weapons to everyone but their own citizens

[@PanthraxIV]

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

[@goose33]

The statue of liberty is lucifer

[@rumpleforescrump3183]

It was a gift from France originally designed for Egypt

[@TBone60]

The Jailer looked like Chris Farley.. love the vids man

[@itsxbrandee782]

Thanks for your content man! I love seeing different places and learning how living is different every where. Keep bring the content! ❤

[@11B_GRUNT]

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

[@suechristian12]

@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

[@loganleger23]

thank you for everything you do Tommy G bro. May God bless you and be with you always on your journeys ❤🙏

[@JordanFrampton-w2g]

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.

[@WillHurtUrFeelingz]

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...

[@SoulsOfCinder]

they'll blame everything except those greedy corporations

[@GilgameshEthics]

Okay the sad violin was wild.

[@xCavght]

content has gotten insane tommy, the quality and depth is amazing bro .. big dawgz gotta eat

[@suechristian12]

@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

[@donna5730]

Eggs are 7.00 in Connecticut! The average 1 bedroom apt is close to 2k. Gas is almost 4.00 a gallon.

[@84firehorse]

Great job bro! A true journalist with compassion!

[@dirtbikejunkie575]

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 👌🏼😅

[@AllLiesAndCableTies]

750 a month for a studio 30 minutes out of buffalo. I’m 19 and I made it out of homelessness. Unfortunately the homeless situation was caused by FOSTER CARE. They will leave you high and dry

[@mighthookya2637]

I lived there till I was about 10 years old moved away in 2004 still have family living there

[@KYreacts]

Great video Tommy! I have family in this video, and we appreciate you using your platform to show the world just how bad the economy and life is in Booneville, Kentucky! Great work..

[@kj1092]

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

[@kentucky_x_stream9441]

I grew up every summer in lee county and running around in owsley county. I didn't realize how poornit was when i was a kid. But some of my best memories came from this area of the state

[@AustinMathias]

He said "It ain't about money. It's about your living situation." Well, you're probably not gonna have a good living situation without money, right?

[@austinfuller8323]

Crazy how far out diverse Kentucky truly is.... Tommy's last video was in one of the most dangerous cities which was Louisville Ky where you had Rappers and gun violence in the concrete jungle Now this video, shot again in Kentucky, is about the exact polar opposite cultural wise. Rural farmland, country and living off the land about as deep as it gets... Same state tho, maybe a hour or two drive from the big city.... Ive grew up in both in Ky and have family and friends in VERY different walks of life. The one thing these videos do have in common and capture firsthand, unfortunately is the poverty. Just different ways of experiencing it based on the surrounding environment...

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

does the first dude really think the president controls the price of food and gas with a little clicker or something?😂😂 I guess the poorest county would probably be one of the least educated counties too

[@ZillaZarate]

Bet it’s some good fishing round there !!

[@jacobilewis9603]

Tommy asked how much is rent out here, the jailer said "oh God, rents 600$ a month out here" 😂 funny being a fellow Kentuckian

[@ReauDog]

Yet....they still vote for Mitch and trump🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️. They have been fooled into believing that these folks are going to solve all of their problems.

[@ShawnyP360]

I don’t know why you think that it is them being fooled, they literally told you from their personal experience

[@TheGameGrinder]

@@ShawnyP360 Ah yes, "their truth". I mean, there's not decades of evidence that consistent red states are the poorest and least educated. How can they handle the whiplash from going between poor and wealthy every 8 years?

[@orangecayman520]

You really think that voting for democrats will solve their problems?

[@BabsKaz]

He's a con man. Let's go Team Kennedy 🎉

[@chickensandw1tch]

17:00 wild xD haha aww poor doggy 19:10 poor guy 🥺 21:00 aw

[@JonDeth]

*For centuries we've known that factions of a civilization that are poor will have much higher birth and addiction rates due to being abused as a coping mechanism.* I greatly dislike politics, *but I'm also very well educated in political science as a level relatively collegiate and I read a lot of our government's documents in their patent form.* When Democrats create a bill to help the impoverished that the Republicans block, *when you actually read the proposed legislation is the Democrats incorporate a lot of backdoor Trojans into it, and this is why the Republicans chronically block such bills.* The TV never explains any of this and 99.999% of Americans regardless of favored party will never read it. *Television and commercial social media that also serves corporate agendas in power and profit schemes have sabotaged the fate of humanity.*

[@catmom-fi9vv]

Bingo...birth control.....

[@jubernardi23]

🤡

[@HessuXX]

Was just heading to your channel to sub what a lucky timing :D

[@conduit9251]

Why u made two poorest counties in America videos?

[@donaldroman2717]

Because he did simple

[@Dontcry-y9o]

Why not?​@@conduit9251

[@ChrisGill-fs4ij]

Kudos to you Tommy watching here down under Australia.Appreciate your sincerity.Good interviewer,well done mayynn👍

[@shaynacollett2409]

Hi! Love your videos and what you do! Please come to Manchester Kentucky sometime! Our county is so poor. There is so many homeless people and drugs have taken over. Would love to see you here sometime. I'm a huge fan! ❤

[@shaynacollett2409]

Wanted to add, my husband knows everyone and everything. We would be happy to assist you with anything you needed while here. Maybe if everyone seen how bad it is here in Manchester KY, something could be done. Love your videos and thank you for making all the issues aware! ❤

[@AjFrancisshomeboySteve]

Damn youve come a long way in 2 years. Respect

[@ompaloompa4970]

Good video listening to the voice of the people living there. Salute to the young Police officer who while he's not turning a blind eye to crime, he has compassion for human beings .

[@j3viL.Official]

I also have family that lives in Prospect we could show them the houses that they have and their property and all kinds of stuff. It would be a cool video and I can show you around if need be again that’s just if you need it but the video would be really cool

[@besmartvoteblue2702]

And yet they are no doubt Trump voters.

[@michaelmetry5633]

Smarter than most!!😉

[@auntjenifer7774]

Always the deep dives ! I hope you helped that old Man out that needs $400 for his truck.

[@lysergic_visions3203]

Great journalism buddy 👏

[@faithfullyfaded]

I live here, I know some of these people, so I can say this: Poverty isn't the only problem in Owsley and surrounding counties. There's a whole lot of ignorance there, too. 🙁

[@JohnHenryAkpik]

Alaska village have it pretty bad on the food prices. 12 pack eggs is like 12$ and milk is like 15/18$ a gallon

[@StarsForward]

Being rich or poor has nothing to do with the amount of money a person has. Granted, inflation and bad policy are wreaking havoc on the country at the moment, but it's a matter of simple math - if you have more money going out than you have coming in, then you're going to struggle - period. A man can make a million dollars a year, and still live paycheck to paycheck; it's all about how you manage your money. Plain and simple.

[@LolLol-ug6kd]

[@alstclair]

If Trump is elected, you need to go back here in a few years after he is in office and show what's is better for these people. I'll give odds that nothing will be different.

[@ArizonaJonsFromTucson]

Your so right these poor people are so ignorant that they hate the government but still take the welfare when Trump was in office he cutt food stamps and government assistance and Medicare but somehow he's for the poor people in little towns GTFOH

[@mykillmatic]

@12:35 at first i was like, how did he grow a mustache that quick lol then he says its a couple years later

[@farnhamsmom]

Trump not gonna make it better even if he ever got back in office them same people will be broke with him in office hate to break it to ya 🤷

[@BOREDAF_]

Man I remember seeing you on baylen Levines video

[@chaosthekid]

Crazy they all think Trump is going to save them

[@tressabaker6514]

You should come to lil' ole' quaint Laurel, Indiana sometime or other. Btw, ALOT of Families (The "Older Generation") from around here were originally from Owlsey Co., Kentucky. Rockastle Co., Madison Co., etc. (My OWN Family included.) So I'm sure I still have LOT'S of Relatives around that general area. ;)

[@HennyRPOfficial]

13:03 buddy got that Taurus g2c, cheap but reliable 💯

[@michaelkoester2333]

15 year's Clean for me!

[@tyholbrook2956]

Y’all need to watch Stranger With A Camera. A guy came to Eastern Kentucky to make a documentary about poverty and left in a bag.

[@inlandempress4587]

Thoughtful commentary❤

[@sandrarobledo2520]

Out of my own curiosity (haven’t finished the video yet) are there any people of color in those areas? Any native still there?

[@thelzmovement6480]

@19:32 that bathtub meth lab blew up is what happened 😂

[@HalfBurntCarpetWeed]

This is happening all over america.

[@joyceedwards9652]

I can't imagine living in that situation

[@Oboar]

Looking at these poor counties and states reminds me of the old soviet villages but everything costs more and they give you some money to fund you just to live

[@thedogtutor4998]

No more meth for the guy with the dog

[@blaketaylor4735]

HEY TOMMY WHY ARE SELLING YOUR HOUSE ??

[@mishawu2975]

Noooooo dont leave RW!!!

[@volfancp]

That situation has been that way for way longer than 4 years! This place has obviously been going down hill for several decades! Apparently NO president could save them.

[@VictorKaneLifts]

905 and up here in Kalamazoo Michigan for a one bedroom apt.

[@JackieLaguna-o7s]

Rent in 1 bedroom in tennessee is like 1700

[@No_Budget_No_Problem]

9:30 boomhaur

[@mykillmatic]

I think one solution is to stop funding wars (don't get me wrong, i don't want no one to die) but at the same time we are funding those deaths to a certain degree... I really have no clue how we are going to get back on track. The problem has gotten so bad that a solution is almost non existent..

[@blessedmommad7736]

$750 is a great deal!! Still hard for most ppl I’m sure but we don’t have those prices here. Appalachian mountains here

[@his10]

you should do one on lee county and the meth problem

[@TruthDoesNotExist]

when is the interview with RPM Tre Vietnam?

[@RealityCheckGA]

As someone who has driven in Atlanta Traffic for twenty years I agree with the old man in KY 😂

[@paulturner1535]

There are different kinds of "Poor". Cash poor, a poor attitude, poor health, poor eyesight, poor hearing, poor English, poor posture, etc. A rich attitude helps you get through the day.

[@Steve-FAFO]

I live in the city I hate it. I grew up in a small rural town in pa. I miss that life I would love to live in a property like that one where the trailer burnt down on. It’s out in the woods exactly where I want to be.

[@berke2336]

that jailer is fluent in Boomhauer

[@KillShotGaming07]

I’m from owlsey 😂 that’s not even as thick as his accent gets

[@gmane1989]

"In stuff"

[@JustDoinIt26]

Facts lmaooo I thought I was trippn 😂🤣😂🤣

[@JustDoinIt26]

But is he really a jailer or an eater?!?

[@koncretebeats]

@@KillShotGaming07 He says an stuff a lot and stuff lol I'm from Bowling Green KY born in Mulenburgh KY simular to Owlsey, Mulenburgh used to be a big coal town now there is nothing. BGKY is the 3rd largest city in KY so lot more here.

[@TMHonYT]

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.

[@OneChallengeChannel]

Ever heard of a stereotype?

[@TheGhost2612000]

@@OneChallengeChannel I like Panasonic

[@Lily_of_the_Alley]

Random relative fact: there's more caucasian/white people on welfare & government assistance than any other ethnicity & race in America, it's pretty ironic.

[@snow2482]

Shut up

[@Ent_hq]

Facts at the end of the day it’s not black and white, it’s poor and rich

[@armandogutierrez5212]

He’s not going to tell you he blew up his trailer cooking some shit 😂.

[@AjFrancisshomeboySteve]

Yea you're right unfortunately. Where I live there's a trailer park down the street that's had 3 meth labs blow up this year. They all looked just like that

[@ronvaughn6464]

I knew what happened when he said he came home at 3am. Wth are you doing out at 3am when you don't work.

[@auntjenifer7774]

Coming home from the bar that almost an hour away !? That's the way it is in the sticks. ​@@ronvaughn6464

[@94SexyStang]

YEP....Houses typically burn to the Ground completely.....they don't burn Sideways or portioned....that was Chemicals that burned Extremely fast, and fizzled out fast, that's why parts of the house were still left. Meth is obviously extremely difficult to make, there's almost zero room for error like with Any volatile chemicals, it's not something to "try" to make a quick dollar, and that's what people out there are trying to do.

[@mekkiz_]

Dude smiled then started playing in the gravel. Definitely knew a lil something unfortunately