@RadioFreeTom @toad_spotted No: there has been vast depopulation of rural America. Left behind are those who can't for whatever reason move
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet You say "can't." For some, that's true. For many, I and@KevinNR and@DavidAFrench say "won't."@toad_spotted1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RadioFreeTom
@HeerJeet I am part of that de-population. I left my hometown area, which isn't rural but post-industrial. No choice.@toad_spotted2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @RadioFreeTom
@RadioFreeTom@toad_spotted Right: so most people do if fact move. Question is why those left behind don't. Worth actually investigating.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet You say that as if no one has. Murray did, but you think Krugman was right because you don't like Murray's conc.@toad_spotted1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RadioFreeTom
@HeerJeet Here's a reason people don't move: they stupidly bought houses instead of renting.@toad_spotted4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RadioFreeTom
@RadioFreeTom@toad_spotted Alan Greenspan, Bush (and to be bi-partisan, Clinton) egged on housing bubble.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet Okay. But that's a different argument about why poorer people make craptacular decisions.@toad_spotted2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RadioFreeTom
@RadioFreeTom@toad_spotted In the wake of Iraq war & 2008 meltdown, my focus is on craptacular decisions made by elites.1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@RadioFreeTom that's sound,tho "craptacular decisions" might include things like easy access to opiates as well as subprime loans.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@toad_spotted @RadioFreeTom Agree with that!
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet They're not that different, really :)@toad_spotted0 replies 0 retweets 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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