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Economy

UpInArms

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2. I remember when almost every small town had

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 08:11 PM

Dec 2018

The equivalent of a “scotch tape” factory ...

And vibrant town squares ...

Squalmart took over the mom and pop shops and shipped their crap in from China ...

I have watched the towns around me turn to dust.

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The Hard Truths of Trying to 'Save' the Rural Economy [View all] elleng Dec 2018 OP

Good, thoughtful article on the divide between urban and rural economics. A lot of work still ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #1

I remember when almost every small town had UpInArms Dec 2018 #2

I grew up in a small town in SE Pennsylvania SallyHemmings Dec 2018 #3

we used to invest in national infrastructure cojoel Dec 2018 #4

Around here, you use to work in the factories, saved, then moved on to college, better things Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #5