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[–] fishy@lemmy.today 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

This is the part a lot of US liberals are missing. Those red states are shit holes now. Look bombed out and war torn because industry left and took the money with them, and they were thriving 40 years ago.

A wiser human than me could probably find a way to incentivise companies moving headquarters out of high cost of living areas to more rural areas where rent isn't half your paycheck.

[–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

The 'rust belt' is over 40 years old now. Places like Detroit have started to stabilize.

The high cost of living is everywhere. Capital moves in the blink of an eye, setup a company in a small town and it'll be bought up and rented out before lunch.