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>would kill such a a program in the crib. Did I miss something in the comment you're replying to or do I need to read the article? 1500 is a small town for su
by msrenee 4y ago
>would kill such a a program in the crib.
Did I miss something in the comment you're replying to or do I need to read the article?
1500 is a small town for sure. I'd consider 12k to be a small town as well. 1500 is way bigger than the town my dad is from. There's about 100 people there now. Your small town is huge compared to that. He sometimes talks about being on the highschool football team at the school shared by a collection of towns in the county. He says they did pretty damn good in the first half, but by the second they were all so worn out that they'd just get steamrolled. They only had enough players to cover the field you see. The guys all played both offense and defense.
I imagine even a couple folks moving back there and working remotely would be a huge boon for the town. Heck, it'd make a big difference in the county, what with the biggest town only being around 3k people. It's very pretty there, but it's over an hour to the nearest city that has any kind of employment opportunities. If you can't make finances work on the pay from the gas station, your options are move out of town or move out of town. The internet is decent there and being able to work remotely would be the difference between being able to survive in that town or having to move away to find decent-paying work.
- gladiatr72 4y agoComment on comment regarding idea of some sort of remuneration going to the home town of those who grew up there. The difference between a town of 1500 and 12000 is very significant the further you get from a (real) city. Kids from nw Kansas drove to Hays to party, not Denver or KC because they were 3+ and 7+ hours away by car.
- msrenee 4y agoThey were talking about the tax dollars of remote workers going to the smaller towns. It's not exactly a program that needs to be set up. It didn't seem relevant to me in terms of the discussion, so I countered with an even smaller town. I grew up in a decent-sized metro area, but I've definitely lived the 3-hour drive to the nearest Target. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
- ant6n 4y ago1500 sounds like a village.
- gladiatr72 4y agoYeah. I agree, but I don't think that population_exporter provides that metric. (at least not in the US)
- lioeters 4y agoApparently, 5000 is a common lower bound for what constitutes a "town". But then again, I have friends who live in smaller towns than that, and they might feel a bit insulted if I said they live in a "village".