A lot of the vibrant small villages and towns in rural Germany are struggling. Healthcare is a huge problem, for example, and there are attempts at solving the

A lot of the vibrant small villages and towns in rural Germany are struggling. Healthcare is a huge problem, for example, and there are attempts at solving the problem with mobile clinics but that's only fixing a symptom. Commuting is another issue as a lot of unskilled labor is put out of business by the larger businesses who can undercut them on prices. For example a local corner store may go out of business because they cannot purchase in bulk due to the small population, so an Aldi moves in 2 towns away, puts all the corner stores within a 10km radius out of business, and now all those employees have to compete for limited positions AND commute on top of that.