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** The Widget Factory closed but the economy diversified long ago, such that sentiments were more 'good riddance' to the noise and pollution. Most work in offices anyway.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. The biggest employer is a factory that is primarily supplied by a temp agency and is notorious for keeping people as temps indefinitely with hollow promises of conversion, has [[NoOSHACompliance numerous serious safety hazards and multiple citations by safety and health authorities]], outdated equipment that constantly breaks down or malfunctions stitched together with whatever parts they can find to get it up and running again, and a notoriously corrupt core of administrative staff from the same few local families, plus a revolving door of more professional hires who quit within a few years once they tire of the dysfunction, or desperate new college grads who are just happy to have a job. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. [[SuckySchool The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, system is screwed]], the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, etc., rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), Other issues include slow internet, lack of jobs, a city-wide OverpopulationCrisis, and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. The biggest employer is a factory that is primarily supplied by a temp agency and is notorious for keeping people as temps indefinitely with hollow promises of conversion, has [[NoOSHACompliance numerous serious safety hazards and multiple citations by safety and health authorities]], outdated equipment that constantly breaks down or malfunctions stitched together with whatever parts they can find to get it up and running again, and a notoriously corrupt core of administrative staff from the same few local families, plus a revolving door of more professional hires who quit within a few years once they tire of the dysfunction, or desperate new college grads who are just happy to have a job. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].overall depression.
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** Troperia the entire /country/ ends up deserted due to everyone emigrating.
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* '''Downplayed''': Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being the WrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
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** Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being the WrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
** Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being the WrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
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* '''Exploited''': Seeing the writing on the wall Bob decides to sell or more desperately take out as much of the mortgage as possible and leave it foreclosed as he [[ScrewThisIAmOutOfHere [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere gets the hell out of Troperville before the prices actually drop]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. The biggest employer is a factory that is primarily supplied by the temp agency and is notorious for keeping people as temps indefinitely with hollow promises of conversion, has [[NoOSHACompliance numerous serious safety hazards and multiple citations by safety and health authorities]], and a notoriously corrupt core of administrative staff from the same few local families, plus a revolving door of more professional hires who quit within a few years once they tire of the dysfunction, or desperate new college grads who are just happy to have a job. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. The biggest employer is a factory that is primarily supplied by the a temp agency and is notorious for keeping people as temps indefinitely with hollow promises of conversion, has [[NoOSHACompliance numerous serious safety hazards and multiple citations by safety and health authorities]], outdated equipment that constantly breaks down or malfunctions stitched together with whatever parts they can find to get it up and running again, and a notoriously corrupt core of administrative staff from the same few local families, plus a revolving door of more professional hires who quit within a few years once they tire of the dysfunction, or desperate new college grads who are just happy to have a job. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. The biggest employer is a factory that is primarily supplied by the temp agency and is notorious for keeping people as temps indefinitely with hollow promises of conversion, has [[NoOSHACompliance numerous serious safety hazards and multiple citations by safety and health authorities]], and a notoriously corrupt core of administrative staff from the same few local families, plus a revolving door of more professional hires who quit within a few years once they tire of the dysfunction, or desperate new college grads who are just happy to have a job. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.so - the only halfway decent chance you have is through the military, and plenty of veterans wind up back here anyways. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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** Troperia the entire /country/ ends up deserted due to everyone emigrating.
** Troperville's Widget Corporate Headquarters goes bankrupt. It is replaced with several junk yards, slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants. The area survives as a lower class area instead of an upper class one.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Seeing the writing on the wall Bob decides to sell or more desperately take out as much of the mortgage as possible and leave it foreclosed as he [[ScrewThisIAmOutOfHere gets the hell out of Troperville before the prices actually drop]].
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* '''Justified''': The town's economy was ''entirely'' based around the Widget Factory. Young men could get jobs manufacturing Widgets right out of HighSchool and be able to afford decent homes and support families. But then, as the economy changed and globalized, all the jobs went overseas to {{Ruritania}} and the former factory workers just haven't been able to adapt.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** The town's economy was ''entirely'' based around the Widget Factory. Young men could get jobs manufacturing Widgets right out of HighSchool and be able to afford decent homes and support families. But then, as the economy changed and globalized, all the jobs went overseas to {{Ruritania}} and the former factory workers just haven't been able to adapt.
** The town's economy was ''entirely'' based around the Widget Factory. Young men could get jobs manufacturing Widgets right out of HighSchool and be able to afford decent homes and support families. But then, as the economy changed and globalized, all the jobs went overseas to {{Ruritania}} and the former factory workers just haven't been able to adapt.
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* '''Subverted''': Many people live in modest homes, and have decent-paying jobs.
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** Many people live in modest homes, and have decent-paying jobs.
** Many people live in modest homes, and have decent-paying jobs.
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* '''Double Subverted''': They all work in Wikiville, which is a 45-minute commute by car.
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** They all work in Wikiville, which is a 45-minute commute by car.
** They all work in Wikiville, which is a 45-minute commute by car.
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*** Alternatively, Bob has gone from selling a little weed on the side to selling heroin and prescription pills, and has contributed greatly to the area's already serious opioid problems.
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* '''Averted''': The Widget Factory is open, and everything is going well.
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** The Widget Factory is open, and everything is going well.
** The Widget Factory is open, and everything is going well.
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* '''Defied''': The economy of Troperville is able to adapt and adjust.
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** The economy of Troperville is able to adapt and adjust.
** The economy of Troperville is able to adapt and adjust.
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* '''Conversed''': "Troperville never did recover from losing the factory, did it?" "Well, considering that the typical life path now is either having a kid way too young and collecting welfare for as long as possible or joining the military and hoping that life doesn't drag you back here, I'd say that that's a big fat yes." "Yeah, when the local Walmart makes most of its money when the payments come in, you know that a town is on its deathbed." "I worked for the local vocational rehabilitation office for about a year when I was applying to grad schools. Believe me, I know. I couldn't, in good conscience, continue working there and giving people false senses of hope when they really had no shot at making a decent living whatsoever. It's like a black hole."
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* '''Conversed''': "Troperville never did recover from losing the factory, did it?" "Well, considering that the typical life path now is either having a kid way too young and collecting welfare for as long as possible or joining the military and hoping that life doesn't drag you back here, I'd say that that's a big fat yes." "Yeah, when the local Walmart makes most of its money when the payments come in, you know that a town is on its deathbed." "I worked for the local vocational rehabilitation office for about a year when I was applying to grad schools. Believe me, I know. I couldn't, in good conscience, continue working there and giving people false senses of hope when they really had no shot at making a decent living whatsoever. It's like a black hole.""
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. The few jobs that do exist are almost universally low-paying with nonexistent or awful benefits, and are usually acquired through a few local temp agencies, all of which are known for their exploitative practices and tendency to cut off anyone who justifiably protests their poor treatment by the agency. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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*** Alternatively, Bob is has gone from selling a HillbillyMoonshiner, with an illegal still behind little weed on the trailer.side to selling heroin and prescription pills, and has contributed greatly to the area's already serious opioid problems.
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* '''Basic Trope''': RichesToRags, applied to an entire village, town, or city.
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"I was in my hometown for my fifteen-year high school reunion. It's changed, and certainly not for the better. Half the places are either boarded up or so run-down that you would think they were abandoned if it wasn't for the one ancient and barely-functional car out front."
* '''Conversed''':???"Troperville never did recover from losing the factory, did it?" "Well, considering that the typical life path now is either having a kid way too young and collecting welfare for as long as possible or joining the military and hoping that life doesn't drag you back here, I'd say that that's a big fat yes." "Yeah, when the local Walmart makes most of its money when the payments come in, you know that a town is on its deathbed." "I worked for the local vocational rehabilitation office for about a year when I was applying to grad schools. Believe me, I know. I couldn't, in good conscience, continue working there and giving people false senses of hope when they really had no shot at making a decent living whatsoever. It's like a black hole."
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* '''Downplayed''': Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being TheWrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
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* '''Downplayed''': Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being TheWrongSideOfTheTracks the WrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Troperville is a neighborhood in Tropeton, and when the Widget Factory moved to {{Ruritania}}, Troperville slowly slid into being TheWrongSideOfTheTracks due to job loss.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Very few people have access to high-speed Internet (having only DSL, dial-up, or no Internet at all in their homes), and some people don't even have ''any'' kind of phone, let alone a high-end smartphone. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, homelessness, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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** The local government made some bad choices, such as [[PointlessCivicProject funding a huge statue of]] [[GilligansIsland Gilligan]], instead of spending the money where it's really needed (such as on the schools, or fixing potholes in the roads, or ensuring that every home has reliable access to clean water and electricity.)
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** The local government made some bad choices, such as [[PointlessCivicProject funding a huge statue of]] [[GilligansIsland [[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]], instead of spending the money where it's really needed (such as on the schools, or fixing potholes in the roads, or ensuring that every home has reliable access to clean water and electricity.)
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, fast food, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} 20 years ago and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in]].
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting pregnant at 16, dropping out of high school, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which several local attorneys conveniently specialize in.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, away (meaning people subsist mostly on TV dinners, snack foods, and soda pop from the nearest convenience store, rather than anything particularly nutritious), and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting [[TeenPregnancy pregnant at 16, 16]], [[TragicDropout dropping out of high school, school]], ''maybe'' having a ShotgunWedding to her baby-daddy, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which [[AmbulanceChaser several local attorneys conveniently specialize in.in]].
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** A consequence of UrbanSegregation: when poorer people (often minorities) started to move in, wealthier (usually [[{{WASP}} white]]) people started to worry about what that might do to their property values and moved out to {{Suburbia}}, taking their businesses and economic resources with them. The people that were left, not being very well-off to begin with, haven't been able to dig themselves out of the poverty hole.
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** A consequence of UrbanSegregation: when poorer people (often minorities) started to move in, wealthier (usually [[{{WASP}} [[WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant white]]) people started to worry about what that might do to their property values and moved out to {{Suburbia}}, taking their businesses and economic resources with them. The people that were left, not being very well-off to begin with, haven't been able to dig themselves out of the poverty hole.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, homes and slumlorded rental units, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so. The average life path for women involves getting pregnant at 16, dropping out of high school, and signing up for as much in benefits as possible, while men either get a low-paying job or apply for disability benefits, which several local attorneys conveniently specialize in.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, drug and alcohol abuse is rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, [[DrugsAreBad drug and alcohol abuse is abuse]] are rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
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** A natural disaster has weakened infrastructure and weakened the local economy.
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* '''Parodied''': All the characters are {{Lower Class Lout}}s.
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*'''Lampshaded''': "Everything went to shit when the Widget Factory closed."
*'''Invoked''': The local economy is based around a factory that closes its doors, a roadway that is no longer available (or no longer considered part of Troperville), [[PostPeakOil a natural resource that has dried up]], etc.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, drug and alcohol abuse is rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, and there are far more renters than homeowners. People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
* '''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of the WidgetFactory sending all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closing its doors, Troperville became a complete GhostTown. Not one single person lives there.
* '''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of the WidgetFactory sending all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closing its doors, Troperville became a complete GhostTown. Not one single person lives there.
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* '''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, drug and alcohol abuse is rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, the nearest grocery store is miles away, and there are far more renters than homeowners. Almost everyone in town is collecting ''some'' form of government benefit money, which is barely enough to get by (and in many cases, simply not enough.) People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
* '''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of theWidgetFactory Widget Factory sending all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closing its doors, Troperville became a complete GhostTown. Not one single person lives there.
* '''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of the
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** The local government made some bad choices, such as [[PointlessCivicProject funding a huge statue of]] [[GilligansIsland Gilligan]], instead of spending the money where it's really needed (such as on the schools, or fixing potholes in the roads, or ensuring that every home has reliable access to clean water and electricity.)
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*'''Subverted''': Many people live in modest homes, and have decent-paying jobs.
** AliceAndBob live in a trailer home, but it's well-kept, and they are able to provide basic needs for their family.
** Troperville is by the beach, so real estate is in high demand.
** The Widget Factory is open, and Bob is gainfully employed there.
*'''Double Subverted''': They all work in Wikiville, which is a 45-minute commute by car.
** They are ''just'' scraping by, and then Bob gets laid off.
*** Alternatively, Bob is a HillbillyMoonshiner, with an illegal still behind the trailer.
** Most people only live there during the winter months. The rest of the year, no one wants to be there. And AliceAndBob's vacation home cost them more than it's really worth.
** A good portion of its workforce was laid off when the Widget Factory decided to automate its manufacturing process. Bob only has a job because he was trained as an engineer to repair and maintain the machines; most of his colleagues weren't so lucky. (And many of Bob's neighbors resent him for this.)
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*'''Averted''': The Widget Factory is open, and everything is going well.
** The factory workers and their families were able to adapt to the changes in the local economy.
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*'''Subverted''': Many people live in modest homes, and have decent-paying jobs.
** AliceAndBob live in a trailer home, but it's well-kept, and they are able to provide basic needs for their family.
** Troperville is by the beach, so real estate is in high demand.
** The Widget Factory is open, and Bob is gainfully employed there.
*'''Double Subverted''': They all work in Wikiville, which is a 45-minute commute by car.
** They are ''just'' scraping by, and then Bob gets laid off.
*** Alternatively, Bob is a HillbillyMoonshiner, with an illegal still behind the trailer.
** Most people only live there during the winter months. The rest of the year, no one wants to be there. And AliceAndBob's vacation home cost them more than it's really worth.
** A good portion of its workforce was laid off when the Widget Factory decided to automate its manufacturing process. Bob only has a job because he was trained as an engineer to repair and maintain the machines; most of his colleagues weren't so lucky. (And many of Bob's neighbors resent him for this.)
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*'''Zig Zagged''': The state of Troperville's affairs changes DependingOnTheWriter.
*'''Averted''': The Widget Factory is open, and everything is going well.
** The factory workers and their families were able to adapt to the changes in the local economy.
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*'''Basic Trope''': RichesToRags, applied to an entire village, town, or city.
*'''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, drug and alcohol abuse is rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, and there are far more renters than homeowners. People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
*'''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of the WidgetFactory sending all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closing its doors, Troperville became a complete GhostTown. Not one single person lives there.
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*'''Justified''': The town's economy was ''entirely'' based around the Widget Factory. Young men could get jobs manufacturing Widgets right out of HighSchool and be able to afford decent homes and support families. But then, as the economy changed and globalized, all the jobs went overseas to {{Ruritania}} and the former factory workers just haven't been able to adapt.
** The factory ''is'' still open, but almost the entire manufacturing process is done by machine, rather than by hand. So there just isn't as great a need for workers, and those that got laid off just haven't been able to adapt.
** A consequence of UrbanSegregation: when poorer people (often minorities) started to move in, wealthier (usually [[{{WASP}} white]]) people started to worry about what that might do to their property values and moved out to {{Suburbia}}, taking their businesses and economic resources with them. The people that were left, not being very well-off to begin with, haven't been able to dig themselves out of the poverty hole.
** Small Mom-and-Pop stores have been replaced with big-box stores like [[BlandNameProduct Sprawl-Mart]], and family restaurants have been replaced with chain restaurants. So there are fewer opportunities for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanDream economic growth]].
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*'''Straight''': Ever since the Widget Factory sent all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closed its doors, the town of Troperville has become poor and rundown. Most people live in shabby old trailer homes, drug and alcohol abuse is rampant due to the stresses of poverty, as are violent crimes, gangs, TheOldestProfession, and DomesticAbuse. The school could best be described as a SuckySchool, and there are far more renters than homeowners. People try to leave as soon as they get a chance, though many do not have the resources to do so.
*'''Exaggerated''': Within ''days'' of the WidgetFactory sending all its jobs overseas to {{Ruritania}} and closing its doors, Troperville became a complete GhostTown. Not one single person lives there.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': The town's economy was ''entirely'' based around the Widget Factory. Young men could get jobs manufacturing Widgets right out of HighSchool and be able to afford decent homes and support families. But then, as the economy changed and globalized, all the jobs went overseas to {{Ruritania}} and the former factory workers just haven't been able to adapt.
** The factory ''is'' still open, but almost the entire manufacturing process is done by machine, rather than by hand. So there just isn't as great a need for workers, and those that got laid off just haven't been able to adapt.
** A consequence of UrbanSegregation: when poorer people (often minorities) started to move in, wealthier (usually [[{{WASP}} white]]) people started to worry about what that might do to their property values and moved out to {{Suburbia}}, taking their businesses and economic resources with them. The people that were left, not being very well-off to begin with, haven't been able to dig themselves out of the poverty hole.
** Small Mom-and-Pop stores have been replaced with big-box stores like [[BlandNameProduct Sprawl-Mart]], and family restaurants have been replaced with chain restaurants. So there are fewer opportunities for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanDream economic growth]].
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