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That work requires government initiative and investment. Many of the depressed areas keep voting for politicians who are convinced government doesn't work and t

That work requires government initiative and investment. Many of the depressed areas keep voting for politicians who are convinced government doesn't work and they are determined to prove it. Thus, the labor force remains depressed instead of fixing the obscene number of infrastructure issues in the rust belt. Can you imagine if they spent the next 4 years spending some money to fix up the cities to make them attractive to young people? It might bring new investment, jobs and life to the area.

pdonis 10y ago
> That work requires government initiative and investment. No, it doesn't. It requires initiative and investment, but there's no reason why those things have to come from the government. > Many of the depressed areas keep voting for politicians who are convinced government doesn't work and they are determined to prove it. Many other depressed areas keep voting for politicians who are convinced government can work--but they are unable to prove it.