It seems to make sense, as populations fall -- there would be less need for healthcare. The more we subsidize rural living the more we distort their long term

It seems to make sense, as populations fall -- there would be less need for healthcare. The more we subsidize rural living the more we distort their long term viability. Towns and cities shouldn't be deploying infrastructure that they can't support, it adds up over time and makes their situation even more untenable in the future. A classic example of this small towns implementing city like water/sewer systems without the tax base to do the maintenance; the federal government provides a grant for the initial installation and the town slowly goes bankrupt trying to pay for it.