Number of Poor in the Park Grow

The extraction industries left the ADK Park, largely due to competition from other parts of the nation and the world. Former workers in these industries have been largely abandoned, left with no pensions or healthcare and unable or unwilling to leave the Park for improved opportunities. Government payrolls, which had taken up the slack for a long time, also shrink as tax caps take hold. Aging in place, these poor are a large burden on capped government budgets. Total number living below the poverty line has increased over the past decade.