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Originally Posted by taxwonk

Besides, rural America doesn't need to be depopulated.

No, but if you're living in a town where there are no jobs, why are you staying?

And it's not just a rural/urban. The rust belt is pretty urban, but still full of towns and cities whose time is in the past.

In fact, moving everybody from rural areas to urban areas would hasten a ton of health and environmental problems

This is a really weird superstition you have. And it's wrong. Moving people into cities and out of long car trips has pretty strong positive environmental effects.

I know you think I'm a doddering old nut for arguing against agricultural subsidies for corporate farms and a return to family farming, but that move would do wonders for soil rehabilitation, water reclamation, lowering food prices, creating work for people in places where there never was and never will be a Zenith plant, and improve overall health in the US as people go back to eating ingredients instead of shit made out of hydrolyzed soy protein, CAFE-produced meat, and high fructose corn syrup.

It's not the family farm you need. It's sustainable farming.

And probably some Pigovian taxes on crap food.