Originally Posted by Stickfight
Originally Posted by Dutch
revitalize rural America


What does that mean?

Asking because I “revitalize” urban neighborhoods, which is code for attracting the sort of White people who spend half their day at third wave coffee shops, so the real estate values increase.

I’m not sure rural America is going to want that.


What’s a town that has vitality? A grade school with enough kids so there’s a separate teacher for each class. A high school with enough kids to field a football team AND have a decent band. A burger joint and a pizza place. A grocery store with a service meat counter. A family practice doc and a dentist. A decent rec center / gym. Enough people to put on a community play every year. A Kiwanis AND a Rotary club. A place where you have a choice of decent paying jobs with benefits at places other than government offices of one kind or another.

Coffee shop is rather optional.

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