They've always been here, at the "end of the road" so to speak, it's just that they've developed worse addictions and more problems.  Many of the people that move here are "on the cusp", looking for a trip North to solve all their problems, but instead they end up here, with a brood of kids they can't care for and an addiction they can't shake and an economy that offers them no jobs.  Even at 2 grand a head the PFD wasn't going to help these people live a fruitful life.

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