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With all the talk about how terrible America's cities are lately and how rural America is a shining example of the 'real America', why is rural America in such decline? Why is there so much poverty in the Ozarks and Appalachia? Why does everyone who has the means to want to move to the big city for employment and quality of life? In addition, very few cities are predominantly conservative.
There's a world of difference between what somebody *wants* and what somebody *needs*. And the two do not always coincide.
People may *want* to live in rural America. But the simple truth is, people *need* jobs, and the majority of them will be in the cities. Long commutes are not always an option for people, for various reasons. I admit that if my job allowed telecommuting (which actually *can* be done, and I have worked from home on occasion before, but my company only allows it for special reasons, not as a matter of course), I'd be moving further out myself.
Or a family may need quick access to major hospitals....the majority of which will be in the cities.
Or a child in the family may have special education needs, which will have a better chance of being accommodated in a school district closer to the city than in a rural area.
The cities have the advantage of having more amenities available to meet various needs. That doesn't necessarily mean that's where *everybody* would prefer to be.
With all the talk about how terrible America's cities are lately and how rural America is a shining example of the 'real America', why is rural America in such decline? Why is there so much poverty in the Ozarks and Appalachia? Why does everyone who has the means to want to move to the big city for employment and quality of life? In addition, very few cities are predominantly conservative.
That is some funny stuff right there. I can't wait to get out of here and into rural Northern MI. Only 10 more years to go dealing with all the city-iots.
They may eventually go from the inner city to a suburb, but they rarely go back to the farm or a small town before they retire.
One reason so many posters here hate cities so much is that they face competition from too many college grads in urban areas to land a job that in other circumstances they might get.
So they stay in the country or small town because they don’t have that much choice.
That is some funny stuff right there. I can't wait to get out of here and into rural Northern MI. Only 10 more years to go dealing with all the city-iots.
If you live around Fayetteville-Bentonville, Arkansas or Springfield MO it's alright. Get away from that and it's like the movie "Winter's Bone." I highly recommend that movie to anybody who wants a deeper insight into Ozark culture.
There's a world of difference between what somebody *wants* and what somebody *needs*. And the two do not always coincide.
People may *want* to live in rural America. But the simple truth is, people *need* jobs, and the majority of them will be in the cities. Long commutes are not always an option for people, for various reasons. I admit that if my job allowed telecommuting (which actually *can* be done, and I have worked from home on occasion before, but my company only allows it for special reasons, not as a matter of course), I'd be moving further out myself.
Or a family may need quick access to major hospitals....the majority of which will be in the cities.
Or a child in the family may have special education needs, which will have a better chance of being accommodated in a school district closer to the city than in a rural area.
The cities have the advantage of having more amenities available to meet various needs. That doesn't necessarily mean that's where *everybody* would prefer to be.
And many people may want to live in a big city but cannot afford to due to housing prices.
If you live around Fayetteville-Bentonville, Arkansas or Springfield MO it's alright. Get away from that and it's like the movie "Winter's Bone." I highly recommend that movie to anybody who wants a deeper insight into Ozark culture.
Many people I know who grew up in small rural America and raised their kids there leave when they get old. The common theme is they want to live closer to their grand kids. This means their kids grew up and left now they are leaving too. Rural America is becoming no place for the young or the old.
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