No I cannot. Not being an economist I can't point to exactly what is causing this to happen. I can, however, talk about my theory on what causes it. More or les

No I cannot. Not being an economist I can't point to exactly what is causing this to happen. I can, however, talk about my theory on what causes it. More or less it boils down to education. In a lot of rural communities the school systems are one step above garbage and have been for generations. This feeds back into declining tax revenues (because education tends to lead to higher paying jobs) which feeds back into worse schools. But that's just gut feeling.