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> which is called the "rust belt" for a reason ...but not for the reason you're implying. The "rust belt" used to be the "steel belt", until free trade agreem
by quesera 2y ago
> which is called the "rust belt" for a reason
...but not for the reason you're implying.
The "rust belt" used to be the "steel belt", until free trade agreements made the US steel industry non-viable.
Rust is symbolic of that decay.
All of the infrastructure that was built when these areas were economically solid, is now rotting along with the economy that built them.
- kube-system 2y ago"rust belt" is often used collectively to describe all of the decay in the region, not just the decrease in industry. As industry pulled out of the region, a lot of infrastructure deteriorated with it.