affected mainly farmers, and no one could call them lazy. We still had some thriving industry, but the competition for such jobs was fierce. The financial sector was also affected then, and suffered setbacks not happening today. Both my parents grew up then, but their families owned rural property which provided for many of their needs, but was not depended upon as farming income. Most of my dad's family worked in the mines and ran a boarding house. My mom's family tried for California, where some of my granddad's brothers prospered, but were able to afford to come back east because my maternal grandfather was part of a large, wealthy Canadian rancher/lumber family. Being Scandinavians, the family money was equally divided between sons and daughters. My grandfather had an early garage and car dealership which he lost during the Depression. I grew up a little confused by the stories. My dad felt his family were fortunate, all told. My mom, although a great liberal, walked unbelievable miles back and forth to high school and always felt poor and embarrassed at that time. Still, I grew up in the same community and everyone from her high school knew my mother. She was very active in the community in adult life. My point? I was always a bit confused growing up. I just believe the crucifying of the poor is insane in a nation that has shipped most jobs out to other cheap labor nations.
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