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Rural Towns Are Aging, Cash-Strapped and in Desperate Need of Workers (www.wsj.com)
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With younger labor in short supply, aging workers often find themselves pulling double—or triple—duty to keep towns afloat

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 10 points 4 months ago

I was WFH in a rural area for a long time, and my relatively high income and flexible schedule gave me a lot of time to get involved in the community, while supporting a ton of local businesses.