Farming states produce two exports: recruits for the military, and transplants to blue states. Farms produce children, but there is no where for them to go; onl

Farming states produce two exports: recruits for the military, and transplants to blue states. Farms produce children, but there is no where for them to go; only one child can inherit the farm. The bright ones leave for the city and the dull ones enlist or take over the farm. If they farm, they wallow in their bubble. Farming doesn’t take a lot of smarts these days, so there’s no selection pressure to keep the population sharp.