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This is interesting. I'm hearing more and more examples of cities are pulling out more and more stops to attract people. Maybe I was just ignorant about them
by PakG1 8y ago
This is interesting. I'm hearing more and more examples of cities are pulling out more and more stops to attract people. Maybe I was just ignorant about them before.
Free land if you move to the Yukon to do farming:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-farming-landrights-idUSKBN1AA27M https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-farming-landrights...
And then there's Shenzhen's peacock plan to attract foreign experts for high-tech startups, 6 figures USD for individuals who meet certain criteria, and millions USD for teams: http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2017/08/01/incentives-shenzhen-attracting-foreign-talent.html http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2017/08/01/incentives-she...
- bmelton 8y agoHomesteading is an old American tradition dating back to the old land rush. Even today, there are places in America (and elsewhere) that will give you land or money if you promise to build a house on it, or turn it into a farm, or stay there for x number of years, what have you.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y agoThere are also states that will pay for your education if you provide services. I had a friend whose MS in nursing was completely paid for by the state in exchange for agreeing to work at a clinic in a low-income neighborhood for 2 years. She loved the work, the state got a motivated Nurse. Win-win.