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I love how they make it sound like the Midwest is another country, like they visited Mumbai or something.

• froindt 9y ago
  Sad as it is, lots of people on the coasts perceive it that way. As an anecdote, I was born and raised in Iowa. My dad was on the board of a a non-profit which primarily operated out of the DC suburbs. As the only person from the Midwest on the board, he floated the idea of moving operations to Iowa. Everyone thought he was stupid to suggest such a thing. "Could we even find qualified people to hire in the Midwest?" They weren't doing any lobbying or hosting events, it was effectively just an administrative office. They moved to Iowa, paid a small fraction in rent, got more space, could afford to pay a similar wage giving the employees much more disposable income, and hired another person (I believe going from 3 to 4 employees).