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Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by saycheese »

djrogers wrote: post #7
saycheese wrote: post #6

66% of Americans live within 100 miles of the border. It would make more sense to move all the Americans living in the middle (sometimes middle of nowhere) and focus on making the cost of living in major cities more affordable; 9 of the top 10 cities are all within 100 miles of the border.

Have you considered that some of the 34% of people living in 'the middle' prefer to live there? I find it hard to believe you are seriously advocating the forced relocation of citizens in the name of making 'more sense'...

I'm suggestioning that American stop subsidizing vast unpopulated areas of its country for the benefit of a subset of the country. Once the subsidies are deverted, the areas will naturally depopulate.

Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by dao- »

djrogers wrote: post #7
saycheese wrote: post #6

66% of Americans live within 100 miles of the border. It would make more sense to move all the Americans living in the middle (sometimes middle of nowhere) and focus on making the cost of living in major cities more affordable; 9 of the top 10 cities are all within 100 miles of the border.

Have you considered that some of the 34% of people living in 'the middle' prefer to live there? I find it hard to believe you are seriously advocating the forced relocation of citizens in the name of making 'more sense'...

Surely not forced relocation, but on the other hand I don't quite understand why people think it's a good idea to fight urbanization on a policy level rather than embracing it.

Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by [deleted] »

dao- wrote: post #12
djrogers wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered that some of the 34% of people living in 'the middle' prefer to live there? I find it hard to believe you are seriously advocating the forced relocation of citizens in the name of making 'more sense'...

Surely not forced relocation, but on the other hand I don't quite understand why people think it's a good idea to fight urbanization on a policy level rather than embracing it.

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Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by [deleted] »

saycheese wrote: post #11
djrogers wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered that some of the 34% of people living in 'the middle' prefer to live there? I find it hard to believe you are seriously advocating the forced relocation of citizens in the name of making 'more sense'...

I'm suggestioning that American stop subsidizing vast unpopulated areas of its country for the benefit of a subset of the country. Once the subsidies are deverted, the areas will naturally depopulate.

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Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by madengr »

saycheese wrote: post #11
djrogers wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered that some of the 34% of people living in 'the middle' prefer to live there? I find it hard to believe you are seriously advocating the forced relocation of citizens in the name of making 'more sense'...

I'm suggestioning that American stop subsidizing vast unpopulated areas of its country for the benefit of a subset of the country. Once the subsidies are deverted, the areas will naturally depopulate.

Subsidize? Maybe those vastly unpopulated areas of the country ought to stop feeding those 100 miles from the coast.

Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by Naritai »

coderdude wrote: post #9
saycheese wrote: post #6

66% of Americans live within 100 miles of the border. It would make more sense to move all the Americans living in the middle (sometimes middle of nowhere) and focus on making the cost of living in major cities more affordable; 9 of the top 10 cities are all within 100 miles of the border.

How can you increase demand for housing and decrease the cost of housing at the same time?

...by dramatically increasing supply?

Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by vinay427 »

saycheese wrote: post #6

66% of Americans live within 100 miles of the border. It would make more sense to move all the Americans living in the middle (sometimes middle of nowhere) and focus on making the cost of living in major cities more affordable; 9 of the top 10 cities are all within 100 miles of the border.

That 66% includes most of the population of the Midwest as well (all of MI, northern OH, Chicago area, etc.). We're not moving them away from population centers by your evidence.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights-governments-100-mile-b...

Re: Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest

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Post by dao- »

madengr wrote: post #15
saycheese wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm suggestioning that American stop subsidizing vast unpopulated areas of its country for the benefit of a subset of the country. Once the subsidies are deverted, the areas will naturally depopulate.

Subsidize? Maybe those vastly unpopulated areas of the country ought to stop feeding those 100 miles from the coast.

Automation is a thing, fewer and fewer people work in farming, and those who do spend less and less time doing manual labor. I'd rather support this trend and work towards full automation and remote control.
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