Probably a lot of variability across the regions. Deep south has nothing but God and debt to rely on. Anywhere poor and rural or accustomed to petty tyranny by local elites, like rural Wisconsin employed by Uline family, Arkansas run by the Walmart dynasty, or Idaho and the iconic potato family the Simplots. Lots of examples across the huge nation.
Probably a lot of variability across the regions. Deep south has nothing but God and debt to rely on. Anywhere poor and rural or accustomed to petty tyranny by local elites, like rural Wisconsin employed by Uline family, Arkansas run by the Walmart dynasty, or Idaho and the iconic potato family the Simplots. Lots of examples across the huge nation.