Hillbilly Elegy
Describe how public policy impacted social and economic life in towns like Middletown.
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Public policy and economic life in Middletown was looked upon as a source of opportunity for many who moved there. The town offered jobs, most often factory work in the steel mills, that provided a good living. Sadly, many of the people who moved there didn't see the decline in manufacturing that follewed.