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Article: Poor ol' Johnson County
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- March 4, 2007
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All right, boys and girls; a quick geography quiz.
If I say the words "poor" and "redneck," what do you think of:
A.) Appalachian coal miners.
B.) James Dickey's "Deliverance."
C.) Jeff Foxworthy fans.
D.) Johnson County.
Of course, the correct answer is Johnson County.
Yes, OUR Johnson County, our affluent neighbor to the east. You
know, the county that ranks 34th - according to the 2000 census - in
the entire country for personal per capita income.
The typical poor redneck from Johnson County makes $44,176 a
year. You've probably heard Foxworthy describe that fellow. He's the
guy who thinks possum is the other white meat, who is pretty sure
the last words of "The Star Spangled Banner" ...