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Land produce? fiercely independent bunch of people. they believed strongly in self reliance. >> lonnie is a retired engineer. >> they may do or do without. >> for countless generations the people of ash county made due by a growing tobacco raising cattle on small family ranches. and producing lumber from the vast forest that still surrounds it. >> what do they do when hard times come? >> my daddy dot a job. he got 250 a day. he could have given up but he didn't do that. this mountain pride took over. >> we heard a lot about this thing called mountain pride. this deeply held belief that it is...

>> what kind of folk did this land produce? >> they were a fiercely independent bunch of people. and they believed strongly in self reliance. >> lonnie is a retired engineer. >> they made do or do without. for countless generations the people of ashe county made do by growing tobacco. raising cattle in small family ranches and producing lumber from the vast forests around them. what do they do in hard times? >> my daddy got a job logging. >> doug lewis is a retired -- >> this mountain pride took over. >> we heard a lot in ashe county about the thing called mountain pride. this deeply held beli...

>> even these days. restaurants are having problems in town getting waitresses. people account on getting something for nothing. >> one brief message to deliver president obama. what would you say? >> i would say look for those of us who still persist that mountain pride. leave us alone. >> coming up, the unintended consequences of government welfare. are we unlearning the lessons of our past? might this 29-year-old be exhibit a? get on twitter during the break. tell us what you think. use the _#fox news reports. jackie: there are plenty of things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to...

To do for one's self. as the federal government sees it, mountain pride is a problem. you see, the government tries to track how many people in an area are eligible for food stamps and how many have signed up for benefits. when a place like ash county stands out with an unexpectedly high number of residents refusing food stamps, a network of social service types from local, state, and federal government and nonprofits too springs into action. >> this money is out there. if you are not taking it, there is something wrong with you. >> that's correct. >> jeff sessions, republican senator from ala...

Trying on so hard to get people to sign up if are food stamps. one effort was in north carolina where 17% of people get food stamps, double the number of a decade ago. peter said it was efforts to break down mountain pride. >> the music is one of the oldest art forms in america. it tells the story of a god fearing people, remote in unforgiving places like the reaches of ash county, north care loipolin carolina. >> this is not an environment where it's easy to get by. it's tough times here.