02 Dec 2009
Rural America more prosperous than expected

Insanity. These fellows need to take a road trip outside Urbana-Champaign once in a while. Or perhaps just learn how to set criteria for their studies correctly. It's tough to have a high dropout rate when you don't have any kids. It's tough to have income inequality when better than half your citizens are on Social Security.

For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

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