I've been noticing something about Southeast Missouri lately. Consisting of many small towns, we rely heavily on agricultural business and on small factories for the survival of our economy. Many of our small towns are in rapid decay. The small factories are disappearing.
Why? One observation rapidly springs to mind. Small factories can no longer afford to remain in this state. The union pinheads in St. Louis and Kansas City have a stranglehold on the weak legislature in Jefferson City. For years, rural Missouri has cried out for our becoming a 'right to work' state, but to no avail. It's common sense to those of us in third-world Missouri that if you want to attract industry to the area, you don't slap them in the face with onerous regulations and artificially high labor prices (unions).
On the flip side of the equation, the legislatures of Tennessee and Arkansas had the wisdom, foresight, and frankly, the balls to become 'right to work' states. Strangely enough, each of Western Tennessee and Northeast Arkansas' towns seem to have one or more factories or large businesses. In both states, their small towns are growing, and a thriving labor, housing, and service market exists. Go figure...
A picture included on the next post...
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