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Because right now those who can are pulling marathon commutes to participate, or wallowing in stagnation unable to do so
Those who can commute lose some of the benefit of participating in the Boston economy bc of what they have to pay in time and money to do so
Those who can't lose out entirely, and are generally dependent on transfer payments (read: gov aid) made possible by Boston's surplus
instead of being able to work in the city and contribute to that surplus, they are draining it
wow you're right lemme wave my wand and fix that
rural poverty is a recurring historical problem: the rural areas which do best are usually those which are within a city's hinterland...
...and thus have some way of participating in its economy.
Anyway: the case in MA at present is that many in the boonies want to participate more in Boston but can't. Do we help them do so or not?
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