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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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[–] Jakdracula 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We have nature in the cities. Or I could drive 45 minutes and be in nature, I don’t need to live in some rundown crack village with a bunch of alcoholics and backwards KKK people to experience nature.

[–] Anticorp 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Such ignorance and bitterness.

[–] Jakdracula 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Truth hurts, doesn’t it?

[–] Anticorp 0 points 4 months ago

Your narrow world-view and limited life experience doesn't hurt me, but it can hurt you if you don't branch out a little.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We have nature in the cities.

With all due respect to the pigeons, rats, and carefully manicured parks: No, you don't.

If you did people wouldn't call 911 during a blackout because they finally see the stars.

I don’t need to live in some rundown crack village with a bunch of alcoholics and backwards KKK people to experience nature.

There's your problem, you're living in the town instead of way outside it.