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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
"Move" isn't the only answer.
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Thus the presence of the word "an" immediately before the word "answer."
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Here it is: Re-Ruralization.
The problem with a lot of rural economies is they are still connected to the broader state and national communities around them. The little guys in town have nothing to do because they work against outside competitors with far superior economies of scale. The small construction company loses bids for local projects to the statewide firm, mom and pop shops lose out to Wal Mart, the local inns are wiped out by the Holiday Inn Express franchise down the street. The local doctor can't compete with the emergency care clinic in the national drug store or owned by the statewide health care network.
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What you're saying is that it would help to make all of rural America poorer - that is reduce the value of their wealth and income relative to the price of their wants and needs.
This will not help.
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In almost all regards, the cities and the communities that ring them are moving away from the truly rural areas of the country.
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Sort of, although at least around here, the reddest places are the exurbs (i.e., places ringing cities), not truly rural areas.
ETA: It's also amusing for a proponent of "creative destruction" to advocate insulating those who are losing from competition. Nope. Let the competition play out and the necessary adjustments be made. Even if they are painful, doing otherwise only delays the inevitable.
