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With just 15.4% of US rural residents with a degree, vs 27.9% nationally, I doubt we'll see any improvement in rural economies overall for many generations to come.
Since we need very few farmers per capita, and since we can get even cheaper labor for menial tasks offshore, this is an absolute tragedy.
If a county had an urban area in it they basically said the whole county was urban. That's not very accurate.
Plus you have to take commuting into consideration. For example, there are a decent amount of white collar, college educated folks that work in Pittsburgh but commute from the rural county of Columbiana, Ohio. It's way cheaper/cleaner/safer/all the stuff you get with corn and cows.
With just 15.4% of US rural residents with a degree, vs 27.9% nationally, I doubt we'll see any improvement in rural economies overall for many generations to come.
The sky high cost of college puts too many into debt and saturates certain fields with degreed workers where one isn't necessary.
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Originally Posted by bobtn
Since we need very few farmers per capita, and since we can get even cheaper labor for menial tasks offshore, this is an absolute tragedy.
With just 15.4% of US rural residents with a degree, vs 27.9% nationally, I doubt we'll see any improvement in rural economies overall for many generations to come.
Since we need very few farmers per capita, and since we can get even cheaper labor for menial tasks offshore, this is an absolute tragedy.
LOL! "College degrees" do not create better economies.
There's a good, rational, and evidence based argument that when pursued to excess they harm the economy.
Are you the only one who did? That's the question.
Hardly.
It means the map is not correct.
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