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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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[–] Anticorp 2 points 3 months ago

Same. We absolutely love living in a small town.